cornel

[ kawr-nl ]

noun
  1. any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.

Origin of cornel

1
1400–50; late Middle English corneille<Middle French <Vulgar Latin *cornicul(a), equivalent to Latin corn(us) cornel + -i--i- + -cula-cule1

Words Nearby cornel

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How to use cornel in a sentence

  • In autumn the cornel again becomes conspicuous in the woodlands by reason of its clusters of coral-red fruit.

    North America | Israel C. Russell
  • The Dwarf cornel, a little mountain-plant which flowers in July, is found in this 'hole.'

  • Haply there lay a mound hard at hand, crowned with cornel thickets and bristling dense with shafts of myrtle.

  • And then,” said Ulenspiegel, “having my soul free of guilt, I have no need to be washed with oak or rinsed with cornel.

  • Her only ornaments were the creamy white blossoms of the low cornel; one cluster in the braids of her hair, and one on her bosom.

    Saxe Holm's Stories | Helen Hunt Jackson

British Dictionary definitions for cornel

cornel

/ (ˈkɔːnəl) /


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

Origin of cornel

1
C16: probably from Middle Low German kornelle, from Old French cornelle, from Vulgar Latin cornicula (unattested), from Latin cornum cornel cherry, from cornus cornel tree

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