cornel

• ⇰ The cornelian cherry (<spn>Cornus Mas</spn>), a European shrub with clusters of small, greenish flowers, followed by very acid but edible drupes resembling cherries.
• ⇰ Any species of the genus <gen>Cornus</gen>, as <spn>Cornus florida</spn>, the flowering cornel; <spn>Cornus stolonifera</spn>, the osier cornel; <spn>Cornus Canadensis</spn>, the dwarf cornel, or bunchberry.