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dogwood

dog·wood

UK/ˈdɒɡwʊd/ US/ˈdɔˌɡwʊd/ uncommon

noun

1.

a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers

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2.

hard tough wood of any dogwood of the genus Cornus; resembles boxwood

Origin

From dag + wood, from dag (“a sharp object”).

Phrases

  • Asian dogwood
  • Chinese dogwood
  • common dogwood
  • dogwood winter
  • Florida dogwood
  • flowering dogwood
  • gray dogwood
  • Japanese dogwood

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