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Dogwood
Pronunciation : Dog"wood`
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [So named from skewers (dags) being made of it. Dr. Prior. See Dag, and Dagger.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: 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 erythring) growing in Jamaica. It has narcotic properties; -- called also Jamaica dogwood.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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