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Definition of flowering dogwood

flowering dogwood

Plural:flowering dogwoods
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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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flowering
flowering almond
flowering cherry
flowering dogwood
flowering quince
flowerless
flowerlike

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Flowering dogwood. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/flowering-dogwood
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