Dogwood

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dogwood \Dog"wood`\ (-w[oo^]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.


     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: There are several species, one of which, {Cornus
           mascula}, called also {cornelian cherry}, bears a red
           acid berry. {Cornus florida} is the flowering dogwood,
           a small American tree with very showy blossoms.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     {Dogwood tree}.
     (a) The dogwood or {Cornus}.
     (b) A papilionaceous tree ({Piscidia erythrina}) growing in
         Jamaica. It has narcotic properties; -- called also
         {Jamaica dogwood}.
         [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dogwood
       n 1: a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy
            bracts resembling flowers [syn: {dogwood tree}, {cornel}]
       2: hard tough wood of any dogwood of the genus Cornus; resemble
          boxwood

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Dogwood, TX
    Zip code(s): 75979