dogwood Syllabification: (dog·wood)Pronunciation: /ˈdôgˌwo͝od/Definition of dogwood noun a shrub or small tree of north temperate regions that yields hard timber and is grown for its decorative foliage, red stems, and colorful berries. Genus Cornus, family Cornaceae: many species, including the flowering dogwood (C. florida), common to the eastern US used in names of trees that resemble the dogwood or yield similar hard timber. Origin:so named because the wood was formerly used to make “dogs” (i.e., skewers)dogwood in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of dogwood in the British & World English dictionary
