dog tree
noun
Definition of dog tree
: any of several Old World trees and shrubs: such as a : red dogwood 1 b : a spindle tree (Euonymus europaeus) c : an elder (Sambucus nigra) d : guelder rose e : a common alder (Alnus glutinosa)
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