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[syn: cornelian cherry, Cornus mas]
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Cornus mas
n 1: deciduous European shrub or small tree having bright red
fruit [syn: cornelian cherry, Cornus mas]