Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dogwood

2 senses of dogwood

Sense 1
dogwood, dogwood tree, cornel -- (a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers)
       => angiospermous tree, flowering tree -- (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)

Sense 2
dogwood -- (hard tough wood of any dogwood of the genus Cornus; resembles boxwood)
       => wood -- (the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees)