'Cornus sanguinea' definitions:

Definition of 'Cornus sanguinea'

From: WordNet
noun
European deciduous shrub turning red in autumn having dull white flowers [syn: common European dogwood, red dogwood, blood-twig, pedwood, Cornus sanguinea]

Definition of 'Cornus sanguinea'

From: GCIDE
  • blood-twig \blood-twig\ n.
  • 1. a European deciduous shrub (Cornus sanguinea) turning red in autumn having dull white flowers.
  • Syn: common European dogwood, red dogwood, pedwood. [WordNet 1.5]

Definition of 'Cornus sanguinea'

From: GCIDE
  • 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). [1913 Webster]