dogwood

dag +‎ wood, from dag (“a sharp object”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɒɡwʊd/

dogwood (countable and uncountable, plural dogwoods)

1. Any of various small trees of the genus Cornus, especially the wild cornel and the flowering cornel
2. The wood of such trees and shrubs.
3. A wood or tree similar to this genus, used in different parts of the world.

• dogberry
• cornel