flowering dogwood
flow·er·ing dog·wood
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [flou-er-ing dawg-woo d, dog-]
- /ˈflaʊ ər ɪŋ ˈdɔgˌwʊd, ˈdɒg-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [flou-er-ing dawg-woo d, dog-]
- /ˈflaʊ ər ɪŋ ˈdɔgˌwʊd, ˈdɒg-/
Definitions of flowering dogwood words
- noun flowering dogwood a North American dogwood tree, Cornus florida, having small greenish flowers in the spring, surrounded by white or pink bracts that resemble petals: the state flower and the state tree of Virginia. 1
- noun flowering dogwood a small dogwood tree (Cornus florida) of the E U.S., with groups of small flowers surrounded by four large white or pink, petal-like bracts 0
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Origin of flowering dogwood
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45
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Parts of speech for Flowering dogwood
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flowering dogwood popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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