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Definition of Cornelian cherry
1. Noun. Deciduous European shrub or small tree having bright red fruit.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cornelian Cherry
Literary usage of Cornelian cherry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Enquiry Into Plants and Minor Works on Odours and Weather Signs by Theophrastus (1916)
"Of the cornelian cherry there is a ' male' and a 'female' kind (cornel), and the
latter bears a corresponding name. Both have a leaf like that of the almond ..."
2. London Trees: Being an Account of the Trees that Succeed in London, with a by Angus Duncan Webster (1920)
"For ornamental planting, either singly or in clumps, the cornelian cherry is one
of the most distinct and choice for both urban and suburban districts. ..."
3. The Horticulturist; Or, An Attempt to Teach the Science and Practice of the by John Claudius Loudon, Loudon (Jane) (1849)
"... when newly gathered and dried, in order to improve the colour of the calyx.
SI-BSECT. XVIII.— The Berberry, Elderberry, cornelian cherry, ..."
4. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1911)
"The cornelian cherry, on the contrary, has bright yellow flowers which appear
before the leaves. It forms a round headed shrub some ten feet high and, ..."
5. Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum: Or, The Trees and Shrubs of Britain by John Claudius Loudon (1838)
"С- MA'S L. The male Dogwood, tlie Cornel, or cornelian cherry Tree. ... The name
of cornelian cherry relates to the beautiful colour of the fruit, ..."
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