dogwood
noun
dog·wood
ˈdȯg-ˌwu̇d 
: any of various trees and shrubs (genus Cornus of the family Cornaceae, the dogwood family) with clusters of small flowers and often large white, pink, or red involucral bracts
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The furniture is made of dogwood.
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Evergreens welcomes visitors for stargazing, and arborists lead tours among its dogwood, sweet gum and European weeping beech trees.
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Maria Cramer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
Located on Lookout Mountain, one of the best times to visit Mentone is during fall when native poplars, dogwoods, maples, and hickories begin to turn, creating a bold patchwork of red, orange, yellow, across the mountainside.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2025
At the center is a towering dogwood tree — a reminder of her favorite trips to the Sierra mountains and a sobering measure of how long she's been gone.
—Natalie Morales, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2025
Magnificent Trees Our region is often defined by its abundance of trees, including sprawling live oaks, confetti-throwing crepe myrtles, spring-blooming dogwoods, sky-high longleaf pines, and waxy-leafed magnolias.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2025
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Maria Cramer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
Located on Lookout Mountain, one of the best times to visit Mentone is during fall when native poplars, dogwoods, maples, and hickories begin to turn, creating a bold patchwork of red, orange, yellow, across the mountainside.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2025
At the center is a towering dogwood tree — a reminder of her favorite trips to the Sierra mountains and a sobering measure of how long she's been gone.
—Natalie Morales, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2025
Magnificent Trees Our region is often defined by its abundance of trees, including sprawling live oaks, confetti-throwing crepe myrtles, spring-blooming dogwoods, sky-high longleaf pines, and waxy-leafed magnolias.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Dogwood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dogwood. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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dogwood
noun
dog·wood
ˈdȯg-ˌwu̇d
: any of various trees and shrubs having clusters of small flowers often surrounded by four showy leaves that look like petals
Medical Definition
dogwood
noun
dog·wood
ˈdȯ-ˌgwu̇d
: any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus
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