Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Dogwood \Dog"wood`\ (-w[oo^]d`), n. [So named from skewers
   (dags) being made of it. Dr. Prior. See {Dag}, and {Dagger}.]
   (Bot.)
   The {Cornus}, a genus of large shrubs or small trees, the
   wood of which is exceedingly hard, and serviceable for many
   purposes.

   Note: There are several species, one of which, {Cornus
         mascula}, called also {cornelian cherry}, bears a red
         acid berry. {C. florida} is the flowering dogwood, a
         small American tree with very showy blossoms.

   {Dogwood tree}.
   (a) The dogwood or {Cornus}.
   (b) A papilionaceous tree ({Piscidia erythrina}) growing in
       Jamaica. It has narcotic properties; -- called also
       {Jamaica dogwood}.

Cornel \Cor"nel\ (-n?l), n. [OF. cornille, cornoille, F.
   cornouille, cornel berry, LL. cornolium cornel tree, fr. L.
   cornus, fr. cornu horn, in allusion to the hardness of the
   wood. See {Horn}.]
   1. (Bot.) The cornelian cherry ({Cornus Mas}), a European
      shrub with clusters of small, greenish flowers, followed
      by very acid but edible drupes resembling cherries.

   2. Any species of the genus {Cornus}, as {C. florida}, the
      flowering cornel; {C. stolonifera}, the osier cornel; {C.
      Canadensis}, the dwarf cornel, or bunchberry.