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Cornus Canadensis
Bunchberry Bunch"ber`ry, n. (Bot.) The dwarf cornel (Cornus Canadensis), which bears a dense cluster of bright red, edible berries.
Cornus florida
Cornic Cor"nic (k?r"n?k), a. Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, the dogwood (Cornus florida).
Cornus florida
Cornin Cor"nin (k?r"n?n), n. (Chem.) (a) A bitter principle obtained from dogwood (Cornus florida), as a white crystalline substance; -- called also cornic acid. (b) An extract from dogwood used as a febrifuge.
Cornus Mas
Cornel Cor"nel (-n?l), n. [OF. cornille, cornoille, F. cornouille, cornel berry, LL. cornolium cornel tree, fr. L. cornus, fr. cornu horn, in allusion to the hardness of the wood. See Horn.] 1. (Bot.) The cornelian cherry (Cornus Mas), a European shrub with clusters of small, greenish flowers, followed by very acid but edible drupes resembling cherries. 2. Any species of the genus Cornus, as C. florida, the flowering cornel; C. stolonifera, the osier cornel; C. Canadensis, the dwarf cornel, or bunchberry.
Cornus mascula
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.
Cornus sanguinea
Gatten tree Gat"ten tree` [Cf. Prov. E. gatter bush.] (Bot.) A name given to the small trees called guelder-rose (Viburnum Opulus), cornel (Cornus sanguinea), and spindle tree (Euonymus Europ[ae]us).
Cornus stolonifera
Osier O"sier, n. [F. osier: cf. Prov. F. oisis, Armor. ozil, aozil, Gr. ?, ?, ?, L. vitex, and E. withy.] (Bot.) (a) A kind of willow (Salix viminalis) growing in wet places in Europe and Asia, and introduced into North America. It is considered the best of the willows for basket work. The name is sometimes given to any kind of willow. (b) One of the long, pliable twigs of this plant, or of other similar plants. The rank of osiers by the murmuring stream. --Shak. Osier bed, or Osier holt, a place where willows are grown for basket making. [Eng.] Red osier. (a) A kind of willow with reddish twigs (Salix rubra). (b) An American shrub (Cornus stolonifera) which has slender red branches; -- also called osier cornel.
Cornus stolonijra
Kinnikinic Kin`ni*ki*nic", n. [Indian, literally, a mixture.] Prepared leaves or bark of certain plants; -- used by the Indians of the Northwest for smoking, either mixed with tobacco or as a substitute for it. Also, a plant so used, as the osier cornel (Cornus stolonijra), and the bearberry (Arctostaphylus Uva-ursi). [Spelled also kinnickinnick and killikinick.]
Fraxinus ornus
Mannite Man"nite, n. [Cf. F. mannite.] 1. (Chem.) A white crystalline substance of a sweet taste obtained from a so-called manna, the dried sap of the flowering ash (Fraxinus ornus); -- called also mannitol, and hydroxy hexane. Cf. Dulcite.

Meaning of Ornus from wikipedia

- Tropical ash Fraxinus velutina Torr. – velvet ash or Arizona ash Section Ornus Fraxinus apertisquamifera Fraxinus baroniana Fraxinus bungeana DC. – Bunge's...
- Europe. Collins ISBN 0-00-220013-9. Flora Europaea: Fraxinus ornus Med-Checklist: Fraxinus ornus Mitc****, A. F. (1974). A Field Guide to the Trees of Britain...
- the rowan leaves to those of the ash, not to be confused with Fraxinus ornus, a true ash that is also known as "mountain ash". Sorbus torminalis is also...
- Raf. Leptalix grandifolia Raf. Leptalix juglandifolia (Lam.) Raf. Leptalix viridis (Bosc) Raf. Ornanthes americana (L.) Raf. Ornus americana (L.) Bosc...
- article he showed a woodcut of Fraxinus excelsior. A woodcut of Fraxinus ornus had been published earlier in 1554 and in 1562 by Pietro Andrea Mattioli...
- of food by people or animals, in particular saps of: manna ash (Fraxinus ornus) European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) narrow-leafed ash (Fraxinus angustifolia)...
- given name, probably derived from ornello, "flowering ash tree" (Fraxinus ornus). It was coined by Gabriele D'Annunzio in his 1904 play The Daughter of...
- Fraxinus greggii f. nummularis (M.E.Jones) C.H.Mull. Fraxinus nummularis M.E.Jones Fraxinus schiedeana var. parvifolia Torr. Ornus greggii (A.Gray) Nieuwl...
- holly (Ilex aquifolium), cornel cherry (Cornus mas), manna ash (Fraxinus ornus), maple (Acer spp.) and a considerable variety of herbaceous plants. Gorges...
- In Gr**** mythology, méli, or "honey", drips from the Manna–ash (Fraxinus ornus), with which the Meliae, or "ash tree nymphs", nursed the infant god Zeus...