Cornus

See also: cornus

Translingual

Cornus mas (type species)

Etymology

Latin cornus (“cornel, dogwood”)

Proper noun

Cornus f

A taxonomic genus within the family Cornaceae – the cornels (dogwoods) and related trees.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Cornales - order; Cornaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Cornus subg. Cornus, Cornus subg. Benthamidia, Cornus subg. Swida, Cornus subg. Chamaepericlymenum - subgenera

Descendants

English: cornin, cornus tannin

References

Cornus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cornus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cornus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Cornus at USDA Plants database

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κόρνος (Kórnos).

Proper noun

Cornus f (genitive Cornī); second declension

An ancient city on the western coast of Sardinia

Declension

Second declension.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Cornus
Genitive	Cornī
Dative	Cornō
Accusative	Cornum
Ablative	Cornō
Vocative	Corne

References

Cornus in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Cornus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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