cornel
English
Etymology
From Middle English corneille, borrowed from Middle French corneille, from Vulgar Latin *cornicula, from Latin cornus (“the European cornel”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: cor‧nel
Noun
cornel (plural cornels)
European cornel fruits
- Any tree or shrub of the dogwood subgenera, Cornus subg. Arctocrania (syn. Cornus subg. Chamaepericlymenum) or Cornus subg. Cornus, especially Cornus mas, the European cornel.
- The cherry-like fruit of such plants, certain of which are edible.
Synonyms
- (cherry-like fruit): cornelian cherry, cornel cherry
Translations
tree
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fruit
See also
Middle English
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