Definition of
dogwood has definitions from the field of botany
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[ noun ] (botany) a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers

Synonyms

cornel dogwood_tree

Used in print

(Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)

And the dogwood in early May , for Miss_Ada 's alfresco party ; and after that the Japanese_cherries .

Related terms

angiospermous_tree common_white_dogwood silky_dogwood silky_cornel common_European_dogwood bunchberry cornelian_cherry red_osier Cornus

2
[ noun ] hard tough wood of any dogwood of the genus Cornus; resemble boxwood

Related terms

wood

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Rhymes with

logwood corkwood softwood boxwood deadwood would wood hardwood plywood blackwood firewood pulpwood heartwood firewood ironwood hazelwood underwood cottonwood hollywood devilwood wormwood redwood driftwood sherwood wedgwood rosewood teakwood beechwood haywood leatherwood silkwood elmwood greenwood greasewood isherwood

Phonetic and Homophones

D AO1 G W UH2 D

Similar Spelling

do_good dogged doggy_do

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