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
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