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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. deciduous European shrub or small tree having bright red fruit;
[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]