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cornelian cherry

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cornelian cherry: see dogwood dogwood or cornel , shrub or tree of the genus Cornus, chiefly of north temperate and tropical mountain regions, characteristically having an inconspicuous flower surrounded by large, showy bracts which are often mistaken for petals.
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The Cornelian cherry or Sorbet, as it is commonly known, forms a very large shrub, up to 3 metres (10') tall that, during January and February, is covered in thousands of small yellow flowers on naked stems.
The Cornelian Cherry (Cornus mas) also produces bright red cherry like fruit and leaves that turn a reddish-purple in autumn.
The botanical name for dogwood is Cornus , the Latin term for the cornelian cherry, Cornus mas, which grows to a 3m (10ft) tree, has clusters of small yellow flowers before the leaves open, in late winter, and offers that edible bonus of bright red berries.
 
 
 
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