dogwood

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers
  2. noun hard tough wood of any dogwood of the genus Cornus; resembles boxwood

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

dogwood tree, cornel

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