Dictionary Definition
cornel n : a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus
often having showy bracts resembling flowers [syn: dogwood, dogwood
tree]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From cornus.Noun
- Any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus, i.e., dogwood, especially C. mas, the European cornel.
- The cherry-like fruit of such plants, certain of which are edible, often termed a cornelian cherry or cornel cherry.
Extensive Definition
Cornel might refer to:
- Several species of the dogwood family:
- Personal name:
- Cornel West (b. 1953), U.S. political scholar
- Cornel Wilde (1915–1989), U.S. actor
See also Cornell
(disambiguation).