Dogwood tree Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers
    dogwood; cornel.

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Definitions
  1. . (a) The dogwood or Cornus . (b) A papilionaceous tree (Piscidia erythring) growing in Jamaica. It has narcotic properties; called also Jamaica dogwood.

Webster 1913