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dogwood

/ˈdɒɡwʊd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.56 in modern English

Syllables
dog-wood
IPA
/ˈdɒɡwʊd/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various small trees of the genus Cornus, especially the wild cornel and the flowering cornel.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The wood of such trees and shrubs.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A wood or tree similar to this genus, used in different parts of the world.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From dag + wood, from dag (“a sharp object”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈdɒɡwʊd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dogwoods (plural)

Phrases

Asian dogwood Chinese dogwood common dogwood dogwood winter Florida dogwood flowering dogwood gray dogwood Japanese dogwood

Frequently Paired Words

dogberry cornel

Synonyms

dogwood tree cornel

Questions

How do you pronounce dogwood?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɒɡwʊd/.
What does dogwood mean?
Any of various small trees of the genus Cornus, especially the wild cornel and the flowering cornel.
Where does dogwood come from?
From dag + wood, from dag (“a sharp object”).

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