cornelian cherry

noun

1. a Eurasian shrub or small tree, Cornus mas, of the dogwood family, having shiny, ovate leaves and yellow flowers.
2. its tart, edible, scarlet berry.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cornelian cherry¹

First recorded in 1755–65; cornel + -ian

Example Sentences

So, you know you can count on Cornelian cherry to thrive in your garden.

From Seattle Times

Cornelian cherry is a deciduous tree with exceptionally hard wood, slow-growing to 10 feet in 10 years, and 15 to 20 feet high and as wide at maturity.

From Seattle Times

Cornelian cherry also makes a striking statement when planted in multiples, like the mature plantings along a drive in the parking lot of the University of Washington’s Center for Urban Horticulture, located just off Northeast 41st Street in the Montlake neighborhood.

From Seattle Times

With a pleasingly rounded form, Cornelian cherry may be trained as a multitrunked small tree and worked into mixed plantings alongside hellebores, primroses, early bulbs and other early spring-border beauties.

From Seattle Times

For northern climates, Lehrer strongly suggests the cornelian cherry dogwood.

From Washington Times