dogwood
noun
dog·wood
ˈdȯg-ˌwu̇d 
: any of various trees and shrubs (genus Cornus of the family Cornaceae, the dogwood family) with clusters of small flowers and often large white, pink, or red involucral bracts
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The furniture is made of dogwood.
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But today, like your beautiful dogwood tree on the White House lawn, Oklahoma City clearly is blooming again.
— An excerpt from Clinton’s speech at the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum dedication, April 19, 2000.
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Jenni Carlson, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
With all the flowering azalea bushes and dogwood trees in the background, springtime in Georgia is simply the best time to showcase the tournament and the stunning property upon which it is played.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
As a result, brands get creative with their marketing, leaning on green-and-yellow color palettes, floral tributes to Augusta’s famous azaleas and dogwoods, and even nods to the tournament’s legendary concession stand offerings.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Depending on your hardiness zone, shrubs and trees like forsythia, azaleas, camellias, redbuds, cherries, plums, dogwoods, and star magnolias are also putting on a show in gardens.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2025
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Jenni Carlson, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
With all the flowering azalea bushes and dogwood trees in the background, springtime in Georgia is simply the best time to showcase the tournament and the stunning property upon which it is played.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
As a result, brands get creative with their marketing, leaning on green-and-yellow color palettes, floral tributes to Augusta’s famous azaleas and dogwoods, and even nods to the tournament’s legendary concession stand offerings.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Depending on your hardiness zone, shrubs and trees like forsythia, azaleas, camellias, redbuds, cherries, plums, dogwoods, and star magnolias are also putting on a show in gardens.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Dogwood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dogwood. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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dogwood
noun
dog·wood
ˈdȯg-ˌwu̇d
: any of various trees and shrubs having clusters of small flowers often surrounded by four showy leaves that look like petals
Medical Definition
dogwood
noun
dog·wood
ˈdȯ-ˌgwu̇d
: any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus
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