cornel

American

[kawr-nl] / ˈkɔr nl /

noun

any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.

cornel British

/ ˈkɔːnəl /

noun

any cornaceous plant of the genus Cornus, such as the dogwood and dwarf cornel

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Etymology

Origin of cornel

1400–50; late Middle English corneille < Middle French < Vulgar Latin *cornicul ( a ), equivalent to Latin corn ( us ) cornel + -i- -i- + -cula -cule ¹

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Thus sorrowing they were driven Into their cells, where Circe flung to them Acorns of oak and ilex, and the fruit Of cornel, such as nourish wallowing swine.”

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The lustrous indigo of the silky cornel hangs there in profusion.

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Here he was served with radishes, cheese, and roasted eggs, in earthen vessels, with a relish of cornels in pickle.

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But he who plants a cornel tree and watches it season after season, finds it one of the most interesting of nature studies through the whole round of the year.

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The characteristic shrubs are the cornels and the spiræas, many species.

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