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Definition of flowering dogwood
flowering dogwood
Plural:flowering dogwoods
flowering dogwood Lexical Profile
CEFR
B2
Grade
8
Tier
2
Usage
Rare
• noun
1
A small deciduous tree (Cornus florida) in the family Cornaceae native to eastern North America, widely cultivated as an ornamental plant for its showy spring blossoms composed of four large, petal-like white, pink, or red floral bracts surrounding a tight cluster of tiny greenish-yellow true flowers.
Example
"The front yard was brightened each April by a mature flowering dogwood covered in delicate white blossoms."
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180019102020
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Flowering dogwood. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/flowering dogwood