Definitions for dogwood

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dogwood dog·wood

Spelling: [dawg-woo d, dog-]

IPA: /ˈdɔgˌwʊd, ˈdɒg-/

Dogwood is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 38 anagrams from letters in dogwood (ddgooow).

Definitions for dogwood

noun

1. any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus, especially C. sanguinea, of Europe, or C. florida, of America.
2. the wood of any such tree.
3. a light to medium brown or a medium yellowish-brown color.

adjective

1. having the color dogwood.

Origin of dogwood

First recorded in 1610-20; dog + wood¹

Examples for dogwood

There is a tradition that when dogwood blooms corn should be planted.

The dogwood, too, is opening, and the wild guelder-roses there are in full bloom.

“When the dogwood is in bloom,” she whispered a moment later.

The brigade was halted before a stretch of forest white with dogwood.

Senators were less ornamental than the dogwood or even the judas-tree.

Violet and bloodroot, dogwood and purple Judas tree were all bespangled, bespangled with dew.

The dogwood, too, will come, and there are two cabins to come.

His face was whiter than the blossom of the dogwood when it first- 232 - opens to the spring.

Persimmon and dogwood are examples, and hickory in a less degree.

The four outer wings of white are not the petals of a dogwood blossom.