Examples of “dogwood” in a Sentence

noun A dogwood is any of several small trees or shrubs of the genus Cornus, including the wild cornel and the flowering cornel.

• They planted a dogwood by the front gate for its spring blossom.
• The dogwood in the garden turns deep red in autumn.
• Several dogwoods line the path through the park.

noun Dogwood is also the timber that comes from these trees and shrubs.

• The handle was carved from dogwood.
• Dogwood is prized by some craftspeople for its hardness.