flowering dogwood
noun
a North American dogwood tree, Cornus florida, having small greenish flowers in the spring, surrounded by white or pink bracts that resemble petals: the state flower and the state tree of Virginia.
Also called
boxwood.
Origin of flowering dogwood
First recorded in 1835–45
Words nearby flowering dogwood
flowered,
flowerer,
floweret,
flowering,
flowering currant,
flowering dogwood,
flowering flax,
flowering maple,
flowering moss,
flowering plant,
flowering quince