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Alder
noun · 78% connection
A tree, usually growing in moist land, and belonging to the genus Alnus. The wood is used by turners, etc.; the bark by dyers and tann…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cornus, genus, large, shrubs, small.
Arboretum
noun · 78% connection
A place in which a collection of rare trees and shrubs is cultivated for scientific or educational purposes.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cornus, genus, large, shrubs, small.
Arboriculture
noun · 78% connection
The cultivation of trees and shrubs, chiefly for timber or for ornamental purposes.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cornus, genus, large, shrubs, small.
Arbustive
adjective · 78% connection
Containing copses of trees or shrubs; covered with shrubs.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cornus, genus, large, shrubs, small.
Brush
noun · 78% connection
An instrument composed of bristles, or other like material, set in a suitable back or handle, as of wood, bone, or ivory, and used for…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cornus, genus, large, shrubs, small.
Cassia
noun · 78% connection
A genus of leguminous plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees) of many species, most of which have purgative qualities. The leaves of several…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cornus, genus, large, shrubs, small.
Casuarina
noun · 78% connection
A genus of leafless trees or shrubs, with drooping branchlets of a rushlike appearance, mostly natives of Australia. Some of them are…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cornus, genus, large, shrubs, small.
Cherry
noun · 78% connection
A tree or shrub of the genus Prunus (Which also includes the plum) bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony stone;
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cornus, genus, large, shrubs, small.
Elaeagnus
noun · 78% connection
A genus of shrubs or small trees, having the foliage covered with small silvery scales; oleaster.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cornus, genus, large, shrubs, small.
Espalier
noun · 78% connection
A railing or trellis upon which fruit trees or shrubs are trained, as upon a wall; a tree or row of trees so trained.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cornus, genus, large, shrubs, small.
Eugenia
noun · 78% connection
A genus of myrtaceous plants, mostly of tropical countries, and including several aromatic trees and shrubs, among which are the trees…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cornus, genus, large, shrubs, small.
Gardenia
noun · 78% connection
A genus of plants, some species of which produce beautiful and fragrant flowers; Cape jasmine; -- so called in honor of Dr. Alexander…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cornus, genus, large, shrubs, small.
Gatten tree
unknown · 78% connection
A name given to the small trees called guelder-rose (Viburnum Opulus), cornel (Cornus sanguinea), and spindle tree (Euonymus Europaeus…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cornus, genus, large, shrubs, small.
Gutta-percha
noun · 78% connection
A concrete juice produced by various trees found in the Malayan archipelago, especially by the Isonandra, / Dichopsis, Gutta. It becom…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cornus, genus, large, shrubs, small.
Halesia
noun · 78% connection
A genus of American shrubs containing several species, called snowdrop trees, or silver-bell trees. They have showy, white flowers, dr…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cornus, genus, large, shrubs, small.
Hard
superl. · 78% connection
Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cornus, genus, large, shrubs, small.
Hibiscus
noun · 78% connection
A genus of plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees), some species of which have large, showy flowers. Some species are cultivated in India for…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cornus, genus, large, shrubs, small.
Large
superl. · 78% connection
Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units; big; gre…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cornus, genus, large, shrubs, small.
