genus Cornus

Definitions of genus Cornus
  1. noun
    a rosid dicot genus of the family Cornaceae including: dogwood; cornel: perennial chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of temperate regions of northern hemisphere
    synonyms: Cornus
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    type of:
    rosid dicot genus
    a genus of dicotyledonous plants
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