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- [kawr-nl]
- /ˈkɔr nl/
- /ˈkɔːnəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kawr-nl]
- /ˈkɔr nl/
Definitions of cornel word
- noun cornel any cornaceous plant of the genus Cornus, such as the dogwood and dwarf cornel 3
- noun cornel dogwood (sense 2), esp. bunchberry 3
- noun cornel any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood. 1
- noun cornel A dogwood, especially of a dwarf variety. 1
- noun cornel (botany) Any tree or shrub of the dogwood subgenera, Cornus subg. Chamaepericlymenum or Cornus subg. Cornus, especially Cornus mas, the European cornel. 0
- noun cornel The cherry-like fruit of such plants, certain of which are edible. 0
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Origin of cornel
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English corneille < Middle French < Vulgar Latin *cornicul(a), equivalent to Latin corn(us) cornel + -i- -i- + -cula -cule1
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Parts of speech for Cornel
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cornel popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cornel usage trend in Literature
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