Definition of cornel Cornel
/kɔˈɹnʌl/ - [kornul] - cor•nel
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| cornel - a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers | ||
| dogwood, dogwood tree | ||
| angiospermous tree, flowering tree any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary | ||
| cornus, genus cornus a rosid dicot genus of the family Cornaceae including: dogwood; cornel: perennial chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of temperate regions of northern hemisphere | ||
| dogwood a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers | ||
| common white dogwood, cornus florida, eastern flowering dogwood deciduous tree; celebrated for its large white or pink bracts and stunning autumn color that is followed by red berries | ||
| american dogwood, cornus stolonifera, red osier dogwood, redbrush, red dogwood, red osier common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and white flowers | ||
| cornus obliqua, silky dogwood shrub of eastern North America closely resembling silky cornel | ||
| cornus amomum, silky cornel, silky dogwood shrub of eastern North America having purplish stems and blue fruit | ||
| blood-twig, common european dogwood, cornus sanguinea, pedwood, red dogwood European deciduous shrub turning red in autumn having dull white flowers | ||
| bunchberry, cornus canadensis, crackerberry, dwarf cornel, pudding berry creeping perennial herb distinguished by red berries and clustered leaf whorls at the tips of shoots; Greenland to Alaska | ||
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Wiktionary 
- cornel (Noun)
The cherry-like fruit of such plants, certain of which are edible, often termed a cornelian cherry or cornel cherry.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cornel (n.)
The cornelian cherry (Cornus Mas), a European shrub with clusters of small, greenish flowers, followed by very acid but edible drupes resembling cherries. - cornel (n.)
Any species of the genus Cornus, as C. florida, the flowering cornel; C. stolonifera, the osier cornel; C. Canadensis, the dwarf cornel, or bunchberry.
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cornel
Any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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cornel
kor′nel, n. the cornelian cherry or dogwood, a small tree native to southern Europe.—Also Cor′nel-tree, Cornē′lian-tree. [O. Fr. cornille—Low L. corniola, cornolium—L. cornus, cornel.]
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🔤- cornel, noun, singular of cornels.
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