dogwood tree — noun a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers • Syn: ↑dogwood, ↑cornel • Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous tree, ↑flowering tree • Hyponyms: ↑common white dogwood, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
dogwood tree — see mi kapikssoyiis … Index of English subjects to blackfoot subjects
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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dogwood (band) — Dogwood Origin Vista, California, USA Genres Punk rock Years active 1993–present Labels Tooth Nail Records, Rescue Records … Wikipedia
Dogwood — Taxobox name = Dogwood image width = 240px image caption = European Cornel ( Cornus mas ) regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Cornales familia = Cornaceae genus = Cornus subdivision ranks = Subgenera… … Wikipedia
tree — see miistsís; willow tree otsipiiis; poplar tree a síítsiksimm; pine tree pahtóók; dogwood tree mi kapikssoyiis; cedar tree siiksinokowohtok; birch tree sííkokíínis … Index of English subjects to blackfoot subjects
Dogwood (disambiguation) — Dogwood may refer to: Dogwood, the flowering trees and shrubs of the genus Cornus, commonly referred to as dogwoods Solanum dulcamara, a species of vine in the Solanaceae family native to Europe and Asia Piscidia piscipula, known as Jamaican… … Wikipedia
dogwood — [dôg′wood΄] adj. [shortened < dogberry wood, dogberry tree] designating a family (Cornaceae, order Cornales) of dicotyledonous small trees and shrubs n. 1. any of a genus (Cornus) of trees and shrubs of the dogwood family, esp. the flowering… … English World dictionary
dogwood — shrubs and small trees of the genus Cornus, 1610s, earlier dog tree (1540s); the first element sometimes said to have been perhaps dag Cf. DAGGER (Cf. dagger), dag (v.) to pierce or stab (1630s, perhaps 15c.) the trees have hard, white wood that… … Etymology dictionary
dogwood — ► NOUN ▪ a flowering shrub or small tree with red stems, colourful berries, and hard wood. ORIGIN so named because the wood was formerly used to make ‘dogs’ (i.e. skewers) … English terms dictionary
