Cornus canadensis cor·nus·ca·nadensis uncommon noun 1. creeping red-berried perennial herb distinguished by clustered leaf whorls at tips of shoots; Greenland to Alaska Synonymsbunchberrydwarf cornelcrackerberrypudding berryCornus canadensis Related words Broader terms dogwood WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.