dogwood
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dog·wood
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Definition of dogwood
: 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
Examples of dogwood in a Sentence
The furniture is made of dogwood.
Recent Examples on the Web
Over the last few years ago, Kennedy, former president of Marion County Master Gardeners, lost a maple, then a birch, then a dogwood, and then another maple in yard. — Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, "The Hoosier Gardener: The sun is a blessing and a curse in the garden," 1 Aug. 2019 The dramatic spring blooming dogwoods prefer the sandy, acid soil of East Texas but will perform well in the black soils if planted in prepared beds. — Howard Garrett, Dallas News, "Not big on big trees? These little ones grow well in sun and shade," 9 July 2019 Among trees listed on the plans are maples, birch, ginkgoes, white firs and white pine, along with such ornamentals as redbud, dogwood, magnolia and lilacs. — Rick Romell, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Foxconn factory plan calls for hundreds of trees surrounding concrete and metal walls," 17 June 2019 The dogwood itself would have barred passage along the public sidewalk to passersby. — Bonnie Blodgett, Twin Cities, "I let my plants tell me where they want to live," 29 June 2019 Other fungi disease may cause leaf spots, such as on dogwoods and tomatoes. — Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, "The Hoosier Gardener: Weather prime for fungus problems," 28 June 2019 In spring, dogwoods, blush-pink azaleas, and white hydrangeas that look like perfectly round snowballs are in full bloom everywhere. — Diana Budds, Curbed, "This suburban utopia is all about worshipping nature," 14 June 2019 Plant permanent landscape favorites, including cherries, crabapples, dogwoods, lilacs, rhododendrons, and roses. — Thad Orr, Sunset, "Your Essential Gardening To-Do List for April," 22 Jan. 2018 The Blue Star Memorial Program began in 1944 when the New Jersey Council of Garden Clubs planted 8,000 dogwood trees as a living memorial to World War II veterans. — Carol Kovach, cleveland.com, "St. Columbkille, Holy Family students receive tuition aid from Brookside Gives Back Fund: Sun Postings," 11 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dogwood.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for dogwood
dogwood
noun
English Language Learners Definition of dogwood
: a type of bush or small tree with groups of small flowers
: the hard wood of a dogwood
See the full definition for dogwood in the English Language Learners Dictionary
dogwood
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dog·wood
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Kids Definition of dogwood
: a shrub or small tree with clusters of small flowers often surrounded by four showy leaves that look like petals
dogwood
noun
dog·wood
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Medical Definition of dogwood
: any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus
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