n 1  cap  :  a genus of shrubs and small trees (family Cornaceae) usu. 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 .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  cor·ne·ous 
 
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