Cornus sanguinea n 1: European deciduous shrub turning red in autumn having dull white flowers [syn: {common European dogwood}, {red dogwood}, {blood-twig}, {pedwood}, {Cornus sanguinea}]
Gatten tree \Gat"ten tree`\ [Cf. Prov. E. gatter bush.] (Bot.) A name given to the small trees called guelder-rose ({Viburnum Opulus}), cornel ({Cornus sanguinea}), and spindle tree ({Euonymus Europ[ae]us}). [1913 Webster]
blood-twig \blood-twig\ n. 1. a European deciduous shrub ({Cornus sanguinea}) turning red in autumn having dull white flowers. Syn: common European dogwood, red dogwood, pedwood. [WordNet 1.5]