ˈkȯrnəs noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, cornel — more at cornel
1. capitalized : a genus of shrubs and small trees of the family Cornaceae usually having very hard wood and perfect flowers with a 2-celled ovary — see cornel , dogwood ; compare kinnikinnick
2. -es : the dried bark of the root of the flowering dogwood containing a bitter principle sometimes used as a mild astringent and stomachic