red osier

noun

: a common shrubby North American dogwood (Cornus stolonifera synonym C. sericea) with reddish-purple twigs, small white flowers, and globose blue or whitish fruit

Examples of red osier in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Norris often leans on chokeberry, leadplant, red osier dogwood, and small junipers in his garden. —Johanna Silver, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2021

Indeed, dormant stems of some plants such as red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea) can handle immersion in liquid nitrogen – that’s better than -300 degrees F! —Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1807, in the meaning defined above