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Definition of Jamaica dogwood

Jamaica dogwood
Dogwood Dog"wood` (-w[oo^]d`), n. [So named from skewers (dags) being made of it. Dr. Prior. See Dag, and Dagger.] (Bot.) The Cornus, a genus of large shrubs or small trees, the wood of which is exceedingly hard, and serviceable for many purposes. Note: There are several species, one of which, Cornus mascula, called also cornelian cherry, bears a red acid berry. C. florida is the flowering dogwood, a small American tree with very showy blossoms. Dogwood tree. (a) The dogwood or Cornus. (b) A papilionaceous tree (Piscidia erythrina) growing in Jamaica. It has narcotic properties; -- called also Jamaica dogwood.

Meaning of Jamaica dogwood from wikipedia

- Piscidia pisci****, commonly named Florida fishpoison tree, Jamaican dogwood, or fishfuddle, is a medium-sized, deciduous, tropical tree in the Fabaceae...
- berry (Vitex agnus-castus) False unicorn root (Chamaelirium luteum) Jamaica dogwood bark (Piscidia pisci****) Gentian root (Gentiana lutea) Vitamin E Vitamin...
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. 1 August 2020. "Jamaica dogwood". WebMD. Archived from the original on 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2013-08-26...
- diosmifolius (white dogwood), a species in the family Asteraceae native to eastern Australia Piscidia pisci****, known as Jamaican dogwood, a species in the...
- Stopper (Eugenia rhombea), Key Thatch Palm (Leucothrinax morrisii), Jamaica Dogwood (Piscidia pisci****), False Tamarind (Lysiloma latisiliquum), Bay Cedar...
- (1898 and later editions) in the description of the strong analgesic Jamaican Dogwood, a relatively low dose of which reportedly produced convulsions and...
- wild craboo or **** dogwood, is a species of plant in the family Resedaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, Jamaica and Cuba. MacVean, A.L...
- uvifera) Box briar (Randia aculeata) Buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus) Jamaica dogwood (Dodonaea viscosa) Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) Seven year apple...
- horseflesh (Lysiloma sabicu), pigeon plum (Coccoloba diversifolia), Jamaican dogwood (Piscidia pisci****), gumbo-limbo (Bursera simaruba), and lancewood...
- nigrum Piperaceae perennial woody vine culinary, medicinal fruit, seeds Jamaican dogwood Piscidia pisci**** Fabaceae tree medicinal bark toxic; also used to...