'Dogwood tree' definitions:

Definition of 'dogwood tree'

From: WordNet
noun
A tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers [syn: dogwood, dogwood tree, cornel]

Definition of 'Dogwood tree'

From: GCIDE
  • Dogwood \Dog"wood`\ (-w[oo^]d`), n. [So named from skewers (dags) being made of it. --Dr. Prior. See Dag, and Dagger.] (Bot.) The Cornus, a genus of large shrubs or small trees, the wood of which is exceedingly hard, and serviceable for many purposes. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: There are several species, one of which, {Cornus mascula}, called also cornelian cherry, bears a red acid berry. Cornus florida is the flowering dogwood, a small American tree with very showy blossoms. [1913 Webster]
  • Dogwood tree. (a) The dogwood or Cornus. (b) A papilionaceous tree (Piscidia erythrina) growing in Jamaica. It has narcotic properties; -- called also Jamaica dogwood. [1913 Webster]