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cornus.

cornel-cherry-tree (Cornus mas); cornel wood; javelin (of cornel wood);

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. cornel, dogwood (tree and fruit)

    declension-2 · declension-4 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Unknown. Akin to Ancient Greek κράνος (krános), κράνον (kránon, “cornel”), which perhaps indicates that both are borrowed from a Mediterranean substrate language.

noun
  1. genitive singular of cornū̆

    form-of · genitive · singular
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