Cornus

See also: cornus

Translingual

Cornus mas (type species)

Etymology

Latin cornus (“cornel, dogwood”)

Proper noun

Cornus f

A taxonomic genus within the family Cornaceae – the cornels (dogwoods) and related trees.

Hypernyms

(genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Cornales - order; Cornaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Cornus subg. Cornus, Cornus subg. Benthamidia, Cornus subg. Swida, Cornus subg. Chamaepericlymenum - subgenera

Descendants

English: cornin, cornus tannin

References

Cornus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cornus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cornus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Cornus at USDA Plants database

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