red osier
noun
: a common shrubby North American dogwood (Cornus sericea synonym C. stolonifera) with reddish-purple twigs, small white flowers, and globose blue or whitish fruit
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Norris often leans on chokeberry, leadplant, red osier dogwood, and small junipers in his garden.
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Johanna Silver, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2021
Indeed, dormant stems of some plants such as red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea) can handle immersion in liquid nitrogen – that’s better than -300 degrees F!
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2018
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Johanna Silver, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2021
Indeed, dormant stems of some plants such as red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea) can handle immersion in liquid nitrogen – that’s better than -300 degrees F!
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2018
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“Red osier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20osier. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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