Definition of dogwood in English:

dogwood

noun ˈdɒɡwʊdˈdɔɡˌwʊd

1A shrub or small tree of north temperate regions, which yields hard timber and is grown for its decorative foliage, red stems, or colourful berries.
Genus Cornus, family Cornaceae: many species
Example sentencesExamples
- Annual climbers such as sweet peas can be supported by a wigwam made from bamboo or by twiggy prunings taken from coloured stemmed dogwoods and other shrubs cut back in March.
- This dogwood is grown for both its foliage and coloured stems and because of this, doesn't necessarily have to be cut back as hard as species grown simply for their winter stems.
- In the past week, the fall in temperature has turned the leaves and stems of the dogwood a glorious crimson, making it a marvellous foil for mauve Michaelmas daisies.
- Flower buds formed quickly and now two have bloomed with pink outer petals and white centres contrasting well, if accidentally, with the dark red stems of the dogwood.
- If you are growing your willows and dogwoods for their colourful winter stems, cut them hard back now.
1. 1.1 Used in names of trees which resemble the dogwood or yield similar hard timber.

Origin

So named because the wood was formerly used to make ‘dogs’ (i.e. skewers).

Rhymes

logwood

Definition of dogwood in US English:

dogwood

nounˈdôɡˌwo͝odˈdɔɡˌwʊd

1A shrub or small tree of north temperate regions, which yields hard timber and is grown for its decorative foliage, red stems, or colorful berries.
Genus Cornus, family Cornaceae: many species, including the flowering dogwood (C. florida), common to the eastern US
Example sentencesExamples
- If you are growing your willows and dogwoods for their colourful winter stems, cut them hard back now.
- In the past week, the fall in temperature has turned the leaves and stems of the dogwood a glorious crimson, making it a marvellous foil for mauve Michaelmas daisies.
- Annual climbers such as sweet peas can be supported by a wigwam made from bamboo or by twiggy prunings taken from coloured stemmed dogwoods and other shrubs cut back in March.
- Flower buds formed quickly and now two have bloomed with pink outer petals and white centres contrasting well, if accidentally, with the dark red stems of the dogwood.
- This dogwood is grown for both its foliage and coloured stems and because of this, doesn't necessarily have to be cut back as hard as species grown simply for their winter stems.
1. 1.1 Used in names of trees which resemble the dogwood or yield similar hard timber.

Origin

So named because the wood was formerly used to make ‘dogs’ (i.e. skewers).

单词	dogwood
释义	Definition of dogwood in English: dogwood noun ˈdɒɡwʊdˈdɔɡˌwʊd 1A shrub or small tree of north temperate regions, which yields hard timber and is grown for its decorative foliage, red stems, or colourful berries. Genus Cornus, family Cornaceae: many species Example sentencesExamples Annual climbers such as sweet peas can be supported by a wigwam made from bamboo or by twiggy prunings taken from coloured stemmed dogwoods and other shrubs cut back in March. This dogwood is grown for both its foliage and coloured stems and because of this, doesn't necessarily have to be cut back as hard as species grown simply for their winter stems. In the past week, the fall in temperature has turned the leaves and stems of the dogwood a glorious crimson, making it a marvellous foil for mauve Michaelmas daisies. Flower buds formed quickly and now two have bloomed with pink outer petals and white centres contrasting well, if accidentally, with the dark red stems of the dogwood. If you are growing your willows and dogwoods for their colourful winter stems, cut them hard back now. 1.1 Used in names of trees which resemble the dogwood or yield similar hard timber. Origin So named because the wood was formerly used to make ‘dogs’ (i.e. skewers). Rhymes logwood Definition of dogwood in US English: dogwood nounˈdôɡˌwo͝odˈdɔɡˌwʊd 1A shrub or small tree of north temperate regions, which yields hard timber and is grown for its decorative foliage, red stems, or colorful berries. Genus Cornus, family Cornaceae: many species, including the flowering dogwood (C. florida), common to the eastern US Example sentencesExamples If you are growing your willows and dogwoods for their colourful winter stems, cut them hard back now. In the past week, the fall in temperature has turned the leaves and stems of the dogwood a glorious crimson, making it a marvellous foil for mauve Michaelmas daisies. Annual climbers such as sweet peas can be supported by a wigwam made from bamboo or by twiggy prunings taken from coloured stemmed dogwoods and other shrubs cut back in March. Flower buds formed quickly and now two have bloomed with pink outer petals and white centres contrasting well, if accidentally, with the dark red stems of the dogwood. This dogwood is grown for both its foliage and coloured stems and because of this, doesn't necessarily have to be cut back as hard as species grown simply for their winter stems. 1.1 Used in names of trees which resemble the dogwood or yield similar hard timber. Origin So named because the wood was formerly used to make ‘dogs’ (i.e. skewers).
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