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Synonyms
Etymology
1. cornel
noun. ['ˈkɔrnəl'] a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers.
Synonyms
- angiospermous tree
- blood-twig
- common white dogwood
- red dogwood
- Cornus amomum
- common European dogwood
- Cornus sanguinea
- dogwood tree
- Cornus
- pudding berry
- flowering tree
- Cornus florida
- dwarf cornel
- genus Cornus
- eastern flowering dogwood
- silky cornel
- cornelian cherry
- crackerberry
- bunchberry
- redbrush
- dogwood
- American dogwood
- Cornus mas
- red osier dogwood
- Cornus stolonifera
- pedwood
- silky dogwood
- Cornus obliqua
- Cornus canadensis
Etymology
- cornus (Latin)
Rhymes with Cornel
- warnell
- thornell
- jornal
- fornal
- cornall
Sentences with cornel
1. Noun, plural
While all dogwoods are flowering plants (angiosperms), they have other common names such as cornel, cornelian cherry, red osier, kousa dogwood, bloodtwig, redtwig and gray dogwood, among others.
2. Noun, singular or mass
Cornelian cherry dogwood (Cornus mas), also called Cornelian cherry or European cornel, is so-named because of its brilliant cherry-red fruits.
