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Definition of Cornus mas
1. Noun. Deciduous European shrub or small tree having bright red fruit.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cornus Mas
Literary usage of Cornus mas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Trees & Shrubs for English Gardens by Ernest Thomas Cook (1902)
"Corylus maxima atropurpurea, a dark-purple, very effective variety of the Cob-nut.
cornus mas aurea elegantissima, yellow. „ Mas variegata, white. ..."
2. London Trees: Being an Account of the Trees that Succeed in London, with a by Angus Duncan Webster (1920)
"... Cherry (cornus mas) THOUGH by no means common in our parks and gardens, the
Cornelian Cherry is well suited for town planting, and has attained to fully ..."
3. The Trees of America: Native and Foreign, Pictorially and Botanically by Daniel Jay Browne (1846)
"This species is called " Female Cornel," because it bears fruit when very young;
whereas, the cornus mas is barren for many years after it shows flowers. ..."
4. Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science : Containing a Concise by Robley Dunglison (1868)
"cornus mas, C. mai'cula, (F.) Cornouiller, ... is agreeably acid, and prized by
the Turks. The flowers arc astringent. cornus mas ODORATA, Laurus sassafras. ..."
5. The Lake Dwellings of Switzerland and Other Parts of Europe by Ferdinand Keller (1878)
"Hazel-nuts were abundant, and so were acorns, some of them roasted and some
adhering to the inside of the pipkins ; also kernels of the cornus mas, ..."
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