cornaceous
[ kawr-ney-shuh s ]
/ kɔrˈneɪ ʃəs /
adjective
belonging to the Cornaceae, the dogwood family of plants.
Compare
dogwood family.
Words nearby cornaceous
corn-leaf aphid,
corn-picker,
corn-pone,
corn-root aphid,
corn.,
cornaceous,
cornball,
cornbraid,
corncob,
corncob pipe,
corncockle
British Dictionary definitions for cornaceous
cornaceous
/ (kɔːˈneɪʃəs) /
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to the Cornaceae, a family of temperate plants, mostly trees and shrubs, including dogwood, cornel, and spotted laurel
See laurel (def. 5)
Word Origin for cornaceous
C19: from New Latin
Cornaceae, from
Cornus genus name, from Latin:
cornel