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dogwood

dog·wood
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dawg-woo d, dog-]
    • /ˈdɔgˌwʊd, ˈdɒg-/
    • /ˈdɒɡ.wʊd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dawg-woo d, dog-]
    • /ˈdɔgˌwʊd, ˈdɒg-/

Definitions of dogwood word

  • noun dogwood any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus, especially C. sanguinea, of Europe, or C. florida, of America. 1
  • noun dogwood the wood of any such tree. 1
  • noun dogwood a light to medium brown or a medium yellowish-brown color. 1
  • adjective dogwood having the color dogwood. 1
  • noun dogwood A shrub or small tree of north temperate regions that yields hard timber and is grown for its decorative foliage, red stems, and colorful berries. 1
  • noun dogwood flowering tree 1

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Origin of dogwood

First appearance:

before 1610
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1610-20; dog + wood1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Dogwood

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dogwood 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".

dogwood usage trend in Literature

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