Dogwood

n.

1.

(Bot.) The Cornus, a genus of large shrubs or small trees, the wood of which is exceedingly hard, and serviceable for many purposes. Dogwood tree a - The dogwood or Cornus. b - A papilionaceous tree (Piscidia erythrina) growing in Jamaica. It has narcotic properties; - called also Jamaica dogwood.

Noun	1.	dogwood - a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers Synonyms: cornel, dogwood tree
	2.	dogwood - hard tough wood of any dogwood of the genus Cornus; resemble boxwood

cornel, dogwood tree, wood