dogwood : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: dogwood	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for dogwood
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dogwood n a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers Synonym(s): dogwood, dogwood tree, cornel hard tough wood of any dogwood of the genus Cornus; resembles boxwood
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dogwood \Dog"wood`\ (-w[oocr]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. Note: There are several species, one of which, {Cornus mascula}, called also {cornelian cherry}, bears a red acid berry. {C. florida} is the flowering dogwood, a small American tree with very showy blossoms. {Dogwood tree}. (a) The dogwood or {Cornus}. (b) A papilionaceous tree ({Piscidia erythrina}) growing in Jamaica. It has narcotic properties; -- called also {Jamaica dogwood}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dogwood, TX Zip code(s): 75979