Cornel — may refer to: Several species of the dogwood family Chinese Cornel European Cornel or Cornelian cherry Japanese Cornel Blackfruit Cornel Cornus canadensis Cornus suecica Personal name Cornel Fredericks (born 1990), South African 400 m hurdler… … Wikipedia
Cornel — Cor nel ( n?l), n. [OF. cornille, cornoille, F. cornouille, cornel berry, LL. cornolium cornel tree, fr. L. cornus, fr. cornu horn, in allusion to the hardness of the wood. See {Horn}.] 1. (Bot.) The cornelian cherry ({Cornus Mas}), a European… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cornel — a type of tree or shrub with an edible fruit, 1550s, from Ger. cornel baum, from O.H.G. cornul, from M.L. cornolium, from Fr. cornouille, from V.L. *cornuculum, from L. cornum cornel cherry, perhaps related to Gk. kerasos cherry. O.E. also had… … Etymology dictionary
cornel — [kôr′nəl] n. [ME & OFr corneille < VL * cornea < L cornus; akin to Gr kranos, cornel tree, prob. akin to kerasos, cherry tree: see CHERRY] DOGWOOD (sense 1), esp. bunchberry … English World dictionary
Cornel — Cornel, Cornell Kurzform von → Cornelius (Bedeutung angelehnt an einen römischen Geschlechternamen); Cornell ist auch ein Mädchenname … Deutsch namen
cornel — noun Etymology: ultimately from Latin cornus cornel cherry tree; akin to Greek kranon cornel cherry tree Date: 1551 any of various shrubs or trees (genus Cornus) of the dogwood family; specifically dogwood … New Collegiate Dictionary
cornel — /kawr nl/, n. any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood. [1400 50; late ME corneille < MF < VL *cornicul(a), equiv. to L corn(us) cornel + i I + cula CULE1] * * * … Universalium
cornel — noun a) Any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus, i.e., dogwood, especially C. mas, the . b) The cherry like fruit of such plants, certain of which are edible, often termed a cornelian cherry or cornel cherry … Wiktionary
cornel — cor•nel [[t]ˈkɔr nl[/t]] n. pln any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME corneille < MF < VL *cornicul(a)= L corn(us) cornel + i i + cula cule I … From formal English to slang
cornel — /ˈkɔnəl/ (say kawnuhl) noun any of the trees or perennials constituting the genus Cornus, as C. sanguinea, the European dogwood. {German, from Medieval Latin cornolius cornel tree, from Latin cornus} …
