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flowering dogwood

flow·er·ing dog·wood
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [flou-er-ing dawg-woo d, dog-]
    • /ˈflaʊ ər ɪŋ ˈdɔgˌwʊd, ˈdɒg-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [flou-er-ing dawg-woo d, dog-]
    • /ˈflaʊ ər ɪŋ ˈdɔgˌwʊd, ˈdɒg-/

Definitions of flowering dogwood words

  • noun flowering dogwood a North American dogwood tree, Cornus florida, having small greenish flowers in the spring, surrounded by white or pink bracts that resemble petals: the state flower and the state tree of Virginia. 1
  • noun flowering dogwood a small dogwood tree (Cornus florida) of the E U.S., with groups of small flowers surrounded by four large white or pink, petal-like bracts 0
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Origin of flowering dogwood

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45

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Parts of speech for Flowering dogwood

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flowering dogwood popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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