Japanese dogwood

noun

: kousa dogwood
The Japanese dogwood, Cornus kousa, is a beautiful, late-spring-flowering, small landscape tree. Late spring frosts never nip the flower buds of the Japanese dogwood. It blooms about a month after the native flowering dogwoods.Dick Crum, Indianapolis Star, 11 June 2005

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Japanese dogwood was in 1903

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“Japanese dogwood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Japanese%20dogwood. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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