cornel
Syllables: cor·nelUK/ˈkɔːnəl/
cornel noun: any tree or shrub of the dogwood subgenera, Cornus subg. Arctocrania (syn. Cornus subg. Chamaepericlymenum) or Cornus subg. Cornus, especially Cornus mas, the European cornel.
Noun
cornel (plural cornels)
- Any tree or shrub of the dogwood subgenera, Cornus subg. Arctocrania (syn. Cornus subg. Chamaepericlymenum) or Cornus subg. Cornus, especially Cornus mas, the European cornel.
- The cherry-like fruit of such plants, certain of which are edible.
- Cornels, and ſalvage Berries of the Wood, / And Roots and Herbs have been my meagre Food.1697, Virgil, “The Third Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, page 292, lines...
- Meanwhile the goddess in disdain bestows / The mast and acorn, brutal food! and strows / The fruits and cornel, as their feast, around1726, Homer, translated by Alexander Pope, The Odyssey
- Synonyms:
- cornelian cherry, cornel cherry
cornel meaning in Arabic and Persian
cornel in Arabic
- tree
- قَرَانِيَا qarāniyā
- fruit
- قَرَانِيَا qarāniyā
cornel in Persian
- fruit
- زغال اخته zoġâl axte
Synonyms of cornel
- cornelian cherry
- cornel cherry
Forms of cornel
| plural | cornels |
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Origin of cornel
From Middle English corneille, borrowed from Middle French corneille, from Vulgar Latin *cornicula, from Latin cornus (“the European cornel”).
Words formed from cornel
- Canadian dwarf cornel
- cornelian cherry
- dwarf cornel
- European cornel
- Japanese cornel
- Japanese cornelian cherry
- silky cornel
Questions about cornel
- What does cornel mean?
- Cornel means any tree or shrub of the dogwood subgenera, Cornus subg. Arctocrania (syn. Cornus subg. Chamaepericlymenum) or Cornus subg. Cornus, especially Cornus mas, the European cornel.
- What is cornel in Arabic?
- Cornel in Arabic is قَرَانِيَا (qarāniyā). See Cornel meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is cornel?
- Cornel is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cornel?
- Cornel is pronounced /ˈkɔːnəl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of cornel?
- The plural of cornel is cornels.
Words near cornel in the dictionary
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