designating a family (Cornaceae, order Cornales) of dicotyledonous small trees and shrubs
Origin:
shortened < dogberry wood, dogberry tree
noun
any of a genus (Cornus) of trees and shrubs of the dogwood family, esp. the flowering dogwood
its hard, closegrained wood
See dogwood in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun In both senses also called flowering dogwood.
A tree (Cornus florida) of eastern North America, having small greenish flowers surrounded by four large, showy white or pink bracts that resemble petals.
Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Cornus.