dogwood

[ dawg-woo d, dog- ]

/ ˈdɔgˌwʊd, ˈdɒg- /

noun

any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus, especially C. sanguinea, of Europe, or C. florida, of America.

the wood of any such tree.

a light to medium brown or a medium yellowish-brown color.

adjective

having the color dogwood.

Origin of dogwood

First recorded in 1610–20; dog + wood¹

Words nearby dogwood

dogtooth, dogtooth violet, dogtrot, dogvane, dogwatch, dogwood, dogwood family, dogwood winter, dogy, doh, doha

Example sentences from the Web for dogwood

We used to git Blackhaw root and cherry bark and dogwood and chinquapin bark, what make good tonic.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves |Work Projects Administration
Frosts have not yet bronzed the dogwood in the hedges, and the hazel leaves are fairly firm.

Nature Near London |Richard Jefferies
In the forest the dogwood petals now let go and fell silently 78 one by one through the shadowed green.

Judith of the Cumberlands |Alice MacGowan
They were the dogwood and the redbud, and each was in full bloom.

A Maid of the Kentucky Hills |Edwin Carlile Litsey

The dogwood, too, will come, and there are two cabins to come.

Hour of Enchantment |Roy J. Snell

British Dictionary definitions for dogwood

dogwood

/ (ˈdɒɡˌwʊd) /

noun

any of various cornaceous trees or shrubs of the genus Cornus, esp C. sanguinea, a European shrub with clusters of small white flowers and black berries: the shoots are red in winter

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

dogwood

noun

adjective

Origin of dogwood

Words nearby dogwood

Example sentences from the Web for dogwood

British Dictionary definitions for dogwood

noun

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

dogwood

noun

adjective

Origin of dogwood

Words nearby dogwood

Example sentences from the Web for dogwood

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British Dictionary definitions for dogwood