Example Sentences

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Baker notes that the lineage that led to blueberries, for instance, is the result of an ancient hybridization between dogwoods and the ancestors of coffee plants, daisies, and mints.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 23, 2024

In Moran’s leafy northwest Washington neighborhood, a profusion of rainbow flags and Pride Month bunting blossomed from windows and storefronts, as bright and cheery as the brilliant dogwoods and lustrous azalea bushes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2023

The brilliant displays of dogwoods, magnolias, redbuds and others signal all is well in the tree world.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2023

The anthocyanin pigments that we perceive as red and purple in dogwoods, sumacs or red oaks, however, weren’t hiding.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2022

The dogwoods low on the mountain waved as if asking me to look at their glory.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam