Medical Dictionary
cornus
noun cor·nus \ˈkȯr-nəs\
Medical Definition of CORNUS
1
capitalized : a genus of shrubs and small trees (family Cornaceae) usually having very hard wood and perfect flowers with a 2-celled ovary and comprising the dogwoods
2
: the dried bark of the root of the flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) containing a bitter principle sometimes used as a mild astringent and stomachic
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