WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cor•na•ceous
(kôr nā′shəs),USA pronunciation adj.
- Plant Biologybelonging to the Cornaceae, the dogwood family of plants. Cf. dogwood family.
- Neo-Latin Cornace(ae) (Corn(us) the type genus (see cornel) + -aceae -aceae) + -ous
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