Dogwood (Noun)

Meaning ¹

A tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Synonyms

• Dogwood Tree
• Cornel

Hypernyms

• Flowering Tree

Hyponyms

• Silky Dogwood
• Cornus Florida
• Red Osier Dogwood
• American Dogwood
• Cornus Mas
• Cornus Amomum
• Cornus Sanguinea
• Cornus Canadensis
• Blood-twig
• Cornus Stolonifera
• Eastern Flowering Dogwood
• Cornus Obliqua
• Pedwood
• Redbrush
• Crackerberry
• Dwarf Cornel
• Pudding Berry
• Red Dogwood

Meaning ²

Hard tough wood of any dogwood of the genus Cornus; resembles boxwood.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.