cornaceous

[ kawr-ney-shuhs ]

adjective
  1. belonging to the Cornaceae, the dogwood family of plants.

Origin of cornaceous

1
<New Latin Cornace(ae) (Corn(us) the type genus (see cornel) + -aceae-aceae) + -ous

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British Dictionary definitions for cornaceous

cornaceous

/ (kɔːˈneɪʃəs) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Cornaceae, a family of temperate plants, mostly trees and shrubs, including dogwood, cornel, and spotted laurel: See laurel (def. 5)

Origin of cornaceous

1
C19: from New Latin Cornaceae, from Cornus genus name, from Latin: cornel

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