CORNEL


Meaning of CORNEL in English

[ 'kɔ:n(ə)l ]

■ noun a dogwood, especially of a dwarf variety. [ Cornus suecica and other species.]

Origin

ME (denoting the wood of the ~ian cherry): from OFr. corneille , from L. cornus .

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