dogwood
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus, especially C. sanguinea, of Europe, or C. florida, of America.
the wood of any such tree.
a light to medium brown or a medium yellowish-brown color.
having the color dogwood.
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How to use dogwood in a sentence
As we drove through North Carolina and Virginia, I took note of the pine and redbud trees, forsythia, dogwoods and wisteria that were beginning to bloom.
How I learned to love RV travel in my 90s | Eleanor Goldman Lurensky | September 9, 2021 | Washington PostEvery community group can do something, like Girl Scout Troop 4 in Orange, New Jersey that planted 50 dogwood trees as part of the new Girl Scouts Tree Promise to plant five million trees.
Yes, We Can Grow 1 Trillion Trees to Help Fight Climate Change | Marc Benioff | August 27, 2021 | TimeSome years, they swallow up the dogwood, thick as heavy snow.
Yoko Ono’s ‘Wish Tree’ at the Hirshhorn is branching out. This year, your wishes can be virtual. | Kelsey Ables | April 15, 2021 | Washington PostIt is popularly known in the United States as "poison sumach," "poison dogwood" and "poison elder."
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson SymeA slight shower of rain fell in the afternoon; and during our ride we first observed the dogwood (cornus florida).
An occasional golden dogwood leaf fluttered past the open windows, like a lazy yellow bird.
The Open Question | Elizabeth RobinsAt last, "Let's go for a walk—you and me," she said, jumping up and going towards the dogwood thicket.
The Open Question | Elizabeth RobinsBut she came back smiling and trailing great branches of white dogwood over her shoulder and down her sky-blue gown.
The Open Question | Elizabeth Robins
British Dictionary definitions for dogwood
/ (ˈdɒɡˌwʊd) /
any of various cornaceous trees or shrubs of the genus Cornus, esp C. sanguinea, a European shrub with clusters of small white flowers and black berries: the shoots are red in winter
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