cornelian cherry

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cornelian cherry

1. A deciduous Eurasian shrub or small tree (Cornus mas) cultivated for its clusters of early blooming, small yellow flowers and cherrylike, edible, sour fruits.

2. The fruit of this plant, used for jellies and preserves.

[From cornel.]

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cornelian cherry - deciduous European shrub or small tree having bright red fruit

Cornus mas

cornel, dogwood, dogwood tree - a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers

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Cherry cornel Cornus mas dogwood dogwood tree			The Cornelian cherry or Sorbet, as it is commonly known, forms a very large shrub, up to 3 metres (10') tall that, during January and February, is covered in thousands of small yellow flowers on naked stems. Best of the Bunch Cornus mas; Notebook by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) The Cornelian Cherry (Cornus mas) also produces bright red cherry like fruit and leaves that turn a reddish-purple in autumn. Gardening by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) The botanical name for dogwood is Cornus , the Latin term for the cornelian cherry, Cornus mas, which grows to a 3m (10ft) tree, has clusters of small yellow flowers before the leaves open, in late winter, and offers that edible bonus of bright red berries. Dogwoods are a plant for all seasons by The Journal (Newcastle, England)			Cornage Cornamute cornball cornbind cornbraid cornbread corncob corncob pipe corncockle corncrake corncrib Corncutter corndodger cornea corneal corneal graft corneal transplant corned corned beef corned beef hash Corneille corneitis cornel Cornelia Otis Skinner cornelian cornelian cherry Cornelis Jansen Cornelius Jansenius Cornelius Vanderbilt Cornell Cornell University Cornellá Cornemuse Corneocalcareous corneous corner corner cupboard corner flag corner kick corner man corner pocket corner post corner reflector corner shop Corner stone Corner tooth cornerback Cornercap cornered cornering cornerstone			Corneille Jean Francois Heymans Corneille Jean François Heymans Corneille, Pierre Corneille, Pierre Corneille, Thomas corneite corneitis corneitis corneitis cornel cornel cornel Cornel Medrea Cornel tree Cornel tree Cornel tree Cornel university Cornel university Cornelia Cornelia Connelly Center for Education Cornelia De Lange Syndrome 1 Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation Cornelia de Lange's syndrome Cornelia M Cornelia Otis Skinner Cornelia Skinner cornelian cornelian cornelian cherries cornelian cherries cornelian cherry cornelians cornelians Cornelii Cornelii Scipiones Cornelii Scipiones Cornelis Floris Cornelis Jansen Cornelis Rugier Willem Karel Cornelis Schalker Cornelis van Bynkershoek Corneliu Baba Corneliu Zelea Codreanu Cornelius Cornelius (gens) Cornelius Celsus Cornelius Chase Cornelius Cinna Cornelius Cinna Cornelius Jansen Cornelius Jansen Cornelius Jansenius Cornelius McGillicuddy Cornelius Nepos Cornelius Otto Jansen Cornelius Pass Roadhouse Cornelius Sulla Cornelius Tacitus Cornelius Tacitus

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