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Meanings of cornus in English

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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.

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        Usage of cornus in English
        1
        Sambucus are a good compliment for their delicious summery perfume which the cornus lack.
        The Guardian
        2
        There may be cornus and cornus, but one beats all the others in its range.
        The Irish Times
        3
        The garden is now in its fifth summer and the cornus have already broken free of the fences.
        The Guardian
        4
        The cornus come into their own in the rushing ascent to the longest day when they are flowering with elder.
        The Guardian
        5
        Dogwood (or Cornus) was known also as prick wood and skiver wood.
        The Irish Times
        6
        If you have acid soil or are prepared to grow them in pots, the perennial Cornus canadensis is a delightful groundcover.
        The Guardian
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        * (* Cornus florida, and C. sericea of the United States.-Walkeron the Virtues of the Cornus and the Cinchona compared.
        Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of Amer...
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