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cornels

cornels is the plural of cornel.

Meaning of cornel

Noun

cornel (plural cornels)

  1. 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.
  2. 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...
    Synonyms:
    cornelian cherry, cornel cherry

Phrases with cornels

Questions about cornels

What is cornels the plural of?
Cornels is the plural of cornel.

Words near cornels in the dictionary

  1. Cornell notes
  2. Cornella
  3. Cornellian
  4. Cornellians
  5. Cornelly
  6. cornels
  7. cornemuse
  8. cornemuses
  9. corneo-
  10. corneo-calcareous
  11. corneoconjunctival

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