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Jamaica dogwood
(gcide) | Dogwood \Dog"wood`\ (-w[oo^]d`), n. [So named from skewers
(dags) being made of it. --Dr. Prior. See Dag, and
Dagger.] (Bot.)
The Cornus, a genus of large shrubs or small trees, the
wood of which is exceedingly hard, and serviceable for many
purposes.
[1913 Webster]
Note: There are several species, one of which, {Cornus
mascula}, called also cornelian cherry, bears a red
acid berry. Cornus florida is the flowering dogwood,
a small American tree with very showy blossoms.
[1913 Webster]
Dogwood tree.
(a) The dogwood or Cornus.
(b) A papilionaceous tree (Piscidia erythrina) growing in
Jamaica. It has narcotic properties; -- called also
Jamaica dogwood.
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jamaica dogwood
(wn) | Jamaica dogwood
n 1: small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-
pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white
flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods;
yields fish poisons [syn: Jamaica dogwood, fish fuddle,
Piscidia piscipula, Piscidia erythrina] |
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