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dogwood Definition

dog·wood (dôg′wo̵od′)

adjective

designating a family (Cornaceae, order Cornales) of dicotyledonous small trees and shrubs

Etymology: shortened < dogberry wood, dogberry tree

noun

  1. any of a genus (Cornus) of trees and shrubs of the dogwood family, esp. the flowering dogwood
  2. its hard, closegrained wood

dogwood Usage Examples

Converse of object

encroach: Come along for an hour or two and really make a difference by helping to remove encroaching dogwood and blackthorn regeneration.

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