1.
[syn: bunchberry, dwarf cornel, crackerberry, pudding berry, Cornus canadensis]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cornel \Cor"nel\ (-n?l), n. [OF. cornille, cornoille, F.
cornouille, cornel berry, LL. cornolium cornel tree, fr. L.
cornus, fr. cornu horn, in allusion to the hardness of the
wood. See Horn.]
1. (Bot.) The cornelian cherry (Cornus Mas), a European
shrub with clusters of small, greenish flowers, followed
by very acid but edible drupes resembling cherries.
[1913 Webster]
2. Any species of the genus Cornus, as Cornus florida,
the flowering cornel; Cornus stolonifera, the osier
cornel; Cornus Canadensis, the dwarf cornel, or
bunchberry.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
crackerberry \crackerberry\ n.
a creeping red-berried perenial herb (Cornus canadensis)
distinguished by clustered leaf whorls at tips of shoots;
Greenland to Alaska.
Syn: bunchberry, dwarf cornel, pudding berry, Cornus
canadensis.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bunchberry \Bunch"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)
The dwarf cornel (Cornus Canadensis), which bears a dense
cluster of bright red, edible berries.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Cornus canadensis
n 1: creeping perennial herb distinguished by red berries and
clustered leaf whorls at the tips of shoots; Greenland to
Alaska [syn: bunchberry, dwarf cornel, crackerberry,
pudding berry, Cornus canadensis]