2 definitions
for cornel
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Cornel \Cor"nel\ (-n?l), n. [OF. cornille, cornoille, F.
cornouille, cornel berry, LL. cornolium cornel tree, fr. L.
cornus, fr. cornu horn, in allusion to the hardness of the
wood. See Horn.]
1. (Bot.) The cornelian cherry ({Cornus Mas), a European
shrub with clusters of small, greenish flowers, followed
by very acid but edible drupes resembling cherries.
[1913 Webster]
2. Any species of the genus Cornus, as Cornus florida,
the flowering cornel; Cornus stolonifera, the osier
cornel; Cornus Canadensis, the dwarf cornel, or
bunchberry.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
cornel
n : a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy
bracts resembling flowers [syn: dogwood, dogwood tree]
