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cornaceous

American

[kawr-ney-shuhs] / kɔrˈneɪ ʃəs /

adjective

belonging to the Cornaceae, the dogwood family of plants.

cornaceous British

/ kɔːˈneɪʃəs /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of cornaceous

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

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