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redtwig

redtwig noun: a plant of the species Cornus sericea, native throughout northern and western North America from Alaska east to Newfoundland, south to Durango and Nuevo León in the west, and Illinois and Virginia in the east.

redtwig: a plant of the species Cornus sericea, native throughout northern and western North America from...
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Noun

redtwig (countable and uncountable, plural redtwigs)

  1. A plant of the species Cornus sericea, native throughout northern and western North America from Alaska east to Newfoundland, south to Durango and Nuevo León in the west, and Illinois and Virginia in the east.
    Synonyms:
    red osier dogwood, red willow, redstem dogwood, redtwig dogwood, red-rood, American dogwood, creek dogwood, western dogwood

Synonyms of redtwig

Forms of redtwig

pluralredtwigs

Origin of redtwig

From red + twig.

Phrases with redtwig

Questions about redtwig

What does redtwig mean?
Redtwig means a plant of the species Cornus sericea, native throughout northern and western North America from Alaska east to Newfoundland, south to Durango and Nuevo León in the west, and Illinois and Virginia in the east.
What part of speech is redtwig?
Redtwig is a noun.
What is the plural of redtwig?
The plural of redtwig is redtwigs.

Words near redtwig in the dictionary

  1. redthroats
  2. redtop
  3. redtop grass
  4. redtop grasses
  5. redtops
  6. redtwig
  7. redtwig dogwood
  8. redtwig dogwoods
  9. redtwigs
  10. redub
  11. redubbed

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