Cornus Mas

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Cornus mas
    n 1: deciduous European shrub or small tree having bright red
         fruit [syn: {cornelian cherry}, {Cornus mas}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cornel \Cor"nel\ (-n?l), n. [OF. cornille, cornoille, F.
   cornouille, cornel berry, LL. cornolium cornel tree, fr. L.
   cornus, fr. cornu horn, in allusion to the hardness of the
   wood. See {Horn}.]
   1. (Bot.) The cornelian cherry ({Cornus Mas}), a European
      shrub with clusters of small, greenish flowers, followed
      by very acid but edible drupes resembling cherries.
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   2. Any species of the genus {Cornus}, as {Cornus florida},
      the flowering cornel; {Cornus stolonifera}, the osier
      cornel; {Cornus Canadensis}, the dwarf cornel, or
      bunchberry.
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