Cornus florida

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Cornus florida
    n 1: deciduous tree; celebrated for its large white or pink
         bracts and stunning autumn color that is followed by red
         berries [syn: {common white dogwood}, {eastern flowering
         dogwood}, {Cornus florida}]

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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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cornic \Cor"nic\ (k[^o]r"n[i^]k), a.
   Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, the dogwood
   ({Cornus florida}).
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cornin \Cor"nin\ (k?r"n?n), n. (Chem.)
   (a) A bitter principle obtained from dogwood ({Cornus
       florida}), as a white crystalline substance; -- called
       also {cornic acid}.
   (b) An extract from dogwood used as a febrifuge.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Dogwood \Dog"wood`\ (-w[oo^]d`), n. [So named from skewers
   (dags) being made of it. --Dr. Prior. See {Dag}, and
   {Dagger}.] (Bot.)
   The {Cornus}, a genus of large shrubs or small trees, the
   wood of which is exceedingly hard, and serviceable for many
   purposes.
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   Note: There are several species, one of which, {Cornus
         mascula}, called also {cornelian cherry}, bears a red
         acid berry. {Cornus florida} is the flowering dogwood,
         a small American tree with very showy blossoms.
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   {Dogwood tree}.
   (a) The dogwood or {Cornus}.
   (b) A papilionaceous tree ({Piscidia erythrina}) growing in
       Jamaica. It has narcotic properties; -- called also
       {Jamaica dogwood}.
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