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cornel

DEFINITIONS OF: cornel

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n a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers

Synonyms:
dogwood, dogwood tree
Types:
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Cornus florida, common white dogwood, eastern flowering dogwood
deciduous tree; celebrated for its large white or pink bracts and stunning autumn color that is followed by red berries
American dogwood, Cornus stolonifera, red dogwood, red osier, red osier dogwood, redbrush
common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and white flowers
Cornus obliqua, silky dogwood
shrub of eastern North America closely resembling silky cornel
Cornus amomum, silky cornel, silky dogwood
shrub of eastern North America having purplish stems and blue fruit
Cornus sanguinea, blood-twig, common European dogwood, pedwood, red dogwood
European deciduous shrub turning red in autumn having dull white flowers
Cornus canadensis, bunchberry, crackerberry, dwarf cornel, pudding berry
creeping perennial herb distinguished by red berries and clustered leaf whorls at the tips of shoots; Greenland to Alaska
Cornus mas, cornelian cherry
deciduous European shrub or small tree having bright red fruit
Type of:
angiospermous tree, flowering tree
any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
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