ˈkȯrn ə l, -ˌnel noun
( -s )
Etymology: probably from (assumed) obsolete Low German kornelle, from Middle Low German kornelle, from Old French cornelle, cornolle, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin cornulla, diminutive of (assumed) Vulgar Latin corna, alteration of Latin cornum cornel cherry, from cornus cornel tree; akin to Greek kranos cornel tree, Lithuanian Kirnis, god of cherries, Greek kerasos cherry tree
: a plant of Cornus or a related genus: as
a. : cornelian cherry
b. : red dogwood 1
c. : dwarf cornel
d. : flowering dogwood