red dogwood

American  

noun

1. a Eurasian dogwood, Cornus sanguinea, having greenish-white flowers and dark-red branches.

2. a variety of flowering dogwood, Cornus florida rubra, having red or pink bracts.

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Etymology

Origin of red dogwood

First recorded in 1950–55

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red dogwood

In outdoor pots, red dogwood stems and evergreen boughs bring structure, while violas, pansies and ornamental kale add unflinching color, shrugging off light frosts.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023

We do go then in classes from school, for the hills are perfectly beautiful with the red dogwood and the dark blue 'bread and butter' vines.

From The Girl Scouts at Bellaire Or Maid Mary's Awakening by Garis, Lilian

He was lying under a group of giant walnut-trees, whose boles were sheltered from the road by a natural hedge of red dogwood and brambles.

From The Mormon Prophet by Dougall, Lily

Just picked some pretty red dogwood, Ben; and then I was a regular guy, with a face like a lobster, and my eyes swelled out of sight.

From Under the Lilacs by Alcott, Louisa May

Just picked some pretty red dogwood, Ben, and then I was a regular guy, with a face like a lobster and my eyes swelled out of sight.

From St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, May, 1878, No. 7. Scribner's Illustrated by Dodge, Mary Mapes