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Florida dogwood

Florida dogwood noun: synonym of flowering dogwood (“Cornus florida”).

Noun

Florida dogwood

  1. Synonym of flowering dogwood (“Cornus florida”).

Synonyms of Florida dogwood

Origin of Florida dogwood

Probably a misunderstanding of the Latin name Cornus florida, which incorporates Latin florida (“flowery”) and not English Florida (“a state”).

Questions about Florida dogwood

What does Florida dogwood mean?
Florida dogwood means synonym of flowering dogwood (“Cornus florida”).
What part of speech is Florida dogwood?
Florida dogwood is a noun.

Words near Florida dogwood in the dictionary

  1. Florida carpenter ant
  2. Florida City
  3. Florida clover ash
  4. Florida cracker
  5. Florida crackers
  6. Florida dogwood
  7. Florida flambe
  8. Florida flambes
  9. Florida flambé
  10. Florida flambés
  11. Florida green

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