Associations to the word «Cornus»

Pictures for the word «Cornus»

Wiktionary

CORNUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Cornaceae   — the cornels (dogwoods) and related trees.
CORNUS CANADENSIS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Cornaceae   — pedia.
CORNUS FLORIDA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Cornaceae   — the flowering dogwood, native to warm, moist temperate eastern North America and parts of Mexico.
CORNUS MAS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Cornaceae   — the European cornel or cornelian cherry, native to southern Europe and southwestern Asia.

Dictionary definition

CORNUS, 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.

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