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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers;
[syn: dogwood, dogwood tree, cornel]

2. hard tough wood of any dogwood of the genus Cornus; resembles boxwood;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dogwood \Dog"wood`\ (-w[oo^]d`), n. [So named from skewers (dags) being made of it. --Dr. Prior. See Dag, and Dagger.] (Bot.) The Cornus, a genus of large shrubs or small trees, the wood of which is exceedingly hard, and serviceable for many purposes. [1913 Webster] Note: There are several species, one of which, Cornus mascula, called also cornelian cherry, bears a red acid berry. Cornus florida is the flowering dogwood, a small American tree with very showy blossoms. [1913 Webster] Dogwood tree. (a) The dogwood or Cornus. (b) A papilionaceous tree (Piscidia erythrina) growing in Jamaica. It has narcotic properties; -- called also Jamaica dogwood. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dogwood n 1: a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers [syn: dogwood, dogwood tree, cornel] 2: hard tough wood of any dogwood of the genus Cornus; resembles boxwood