A tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cornel \Cor"nel\ (-n?l), n. [OF. cornille, cornoille, F. cornouille, cornel berry, LL. cornolium cornel tree, fr. L. cornus, fr. cornu horn, in allusion to the hardness of the wood. See Horn .] (Bot.) The cornelian cherry ( Cornus Mas ), a European shrub ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers [syn: dogwood , dogwood tree ]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
a type of tree or shrub with an edible fruit, 1550s, from German cornel-baum , from Old High German cornul , from Medieval Latin cornolium , from French cornouille , from Vulgar Latin *cornuculum , from Latin cornum "cornel-cherry," perhaps related to Greek ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context botany English) Any tree or shrub of the dogwood subgenera, (taxlink Cornus subg. Chamaepericlymenum subgenus noshow=1) or (taxlink Cornus subg. Cornus subgenus noshow=1), especially ''Cornus mas'', the (vern European cornel pedia=1). 2 The ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Cornel may refer to: People : Plants Several species of the dogwood family: Cornus canadensis , Canadian dwarf cornel Cornus mas , Cornelian cherry or European cornel Cornus officinalis , Japanese cornel or Japanese cornelian cherry Cornus suecica , dwarf ...