cornel

[ kawr-nl ]

noun

1. any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.

cornel

/ ˈkɔːnəl /

noun

1. any cornaceous plant of the genus Cornus, such as the dogwood and dwarf cornel

Word History and Origins

Origin of cornel¹

1400–50; late Middle English corneille < Middle French < Vulgar Latin *cornicul ( a ), equivalent to Latin corn ( us ) cornel + -i- -i- + -cula -cule ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of cornel¹

C16: probably from Middle Low German kornelle, from Old French cornelle, from Vulgar Latin cornicula (unattested), from Latin cornum cornel cherry, from cornus cornel tree

Example Sentences

Beyond it were slopes covered with sombre trees like dark clouds, but all about them lay a tumbled heathland, grown with ling and broom and cornel, and other shrubs that they did not know.

From Literature

He protested: “Ah, Mordred, cornel Nay, we are not quarrelling with our King. There is no thought of that about it.”

From Literature

And Kirke tossed them acorns, mast, and cornel berries—fodder for hogs who rut and slumber on the earth.

From Literature

Thus sorrowing they were driven Into their cells, where Circe flung to them Acorns of oak and ilex, and the fruit Of cornel, such as nourish wallowing swine.”

From Project Gutenberg

The lustrous indigo of the silky cornel hangs there in profusion.

From Project Gutenberg