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Definition of cornel in English: cornelnoun ˈkɔːn(ə)lˈkɔrnl A dogwood, especially of a dwarf variety. Genus Cornus, family Cornaceae: several species, including the dwarf C. suecica Example sentencesExamples - The best fruit of any Old World species is that of Cornus mas, commonly called cornel or cornelian cherry.
- The survakane - a decorated branch from a cornel tree - is another tradition of well-wishing.
- For Christmas or New Year's, fortunes in the form of coins, cornel cherry twigs, or slips of paper are inserted in banitsa or bread.
- The army's striking force was provided by the Companion Cavalry, who wielded spears of tough cornel wood.
- The cornel tree is a symbol of health, prosperity and power on Vassil Day.
Origin Late Middle English (denoting the wood of the cornelian cherry): from Old French corneille, from Latin cornus. Definition of cornel in US English: cornelnounˈkôrnlˈkɔrnl A dogwood, especially of a dwarf variety. Genus Cornus, family Cornaceae: several species, including the dwarf C. suecica Example sentencesExamples - The best fruit of any Old World species is that of Cornus mas, commonly called cornel or cornelian cherry.
- For Christmas or New Year's, fortunes in the form of coins, cornel cherry twigs, or slips of paper are inserted in banitsa or bread.
- The army's striking force was provided by the Companion Cavalry, who wielded spears of tough cornel wood.
- The survakane - a decorated branch from a cornel tree - is another tradition of well-wishing.
- The cornel tree is a symbol of health, prosperity and power on Vassil Day.
Origin Late Middle English (denoting the wood of the cornelian cherry): from Old French corneille, from Latin cornus. |