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Definition of: cornel
(kôr′nəl) noun
Any of a genus (Cornus) of shrubs and small trees with hard, compact wood, as the dogwood: also called cornus. [<G kornel(baum) <Med. L cornolius <MF cornoille, ult. <L cornus cornel tree]
—cor·nel·ian (kôr·nēl'yən) adjective
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