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Cornaceae ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Cornaceae - a rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including: genera Aucuba, Cornus, Corokia, Curtisia, Griselinia, Helwingiadogwood family, family Cornaceaerosid dicot family - a family of dicotyledonous plantsorder Umbellales, Umbellales - plants having umbels or corymbs of uniovulate flowers; includes the Umbelliferae (chiefly herbs) and Cornaceae (chiefly trees or shrubs)Aucuba, genus Aucuba - hardy evergreen dioecious shrubs and small trees from JapanCornus, genus Cornus - a rosid dicot genus of the family Cornaceae including: dogwood; cornel: perennial chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of temperate regions of northern hemisphereCorokia, genus Corokia - evergreen shrubs with intricately twisted wiry stems that in summer are smothered in small yellow flowers; grows in New ZealandCurtisia, genus Curtisia - a large evergreen tree of South Africagenus Griselinia, Griselinia - evergreen shrubs of New Zealand and South Americagenus Helwingia, Helwingia - deciduous dioecious shrubs native to woodland thickets in low mountains in Japan |
Cornaceae
Cornaceae[kȯr′nās·ē‚ē] (botany) A family of dicotyledonous plants in the order Cornales characterized by perfect or unisexual flowers, a single ovule in each locule, as many stamens as petals, and opposite leaves. cornelian cherry cornelian cherryEdible dogwood tree fruit, look like cranberries with lots of medicinal health qualities. Look out goji berry! Used in Europe as sauce for pastry filling and even wine. Let sit in bowl for few days, they turn to cranberry mush that tastes very delectable. It helps hold in fluids, making it useful for excessive urination, incontinence, excessive sweating, menstrual bleeding. Also good for sore backs, bronchitis, dizziness, lightheadedness,overworked, burnout.Cornaceae (dogwood), a family of dicotyledonous plants. They are evergreen or deciduous trees and shrubs; they are rarely rhizomatous subshrubs. The leaves are simple, opposite or alternate, and usually exstipulate. The small regular flowers, which are generally tetramerous and bisexual, are gathered in clusters. The fruits are drupes or baccate. There are approximately 15 genera, with 110 species, distributed primarily in the temperate and subtropical regions of the northern hemisphere; they are also found in the arctic, southern Africa, Madagascar, New Zealand, the Fiji Islands, Brazil, and Chile. In the USSR there are three or four genera (13 species), including species of Aucuba and Cornus (such as bloodtwig dogwood). Several species of the family Cornaceae have valuable wood, which is used in the manufacture of small articles. REFERENCEPoiarkova, A. I. Kizilovye—Cornaceae Link. In Flora SSSR, vol. 17. Moscow-Leningrad. 1951.Cornaceae Related to Cornaceae: Ericaceae, dogwood family, Caprifoliaceae, UlmaceaeSynonyms for Cornaceaenoun a rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including: genera Aucuba, Cornus, Corokia, Curtisia, Griselinia, HelwingiaSynonyms- dogwood family
- family Cornaceae
Related Words- rosid dicot family
- order Umbellales
- Umbellales
- Aucuba
- genus Aucuba
- Cornus
- genus Cornus
- Corokia
- genus Corokia
- Curtisia
- genus Curtisia
- genus Griselinia
- Griselinia
- genus Helwingia
- Helwingia
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