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noun

cornus

gen. corni · gender feminine · decl. 2nd
(cornus, , , Sil. 4, 552; Stat. Th. 7, 647)
a cornel cherry-tree
a cornel cherry-tree: Cornus mascula, Linn.; Plin. 16, 25, 42, § 103 sq.; Verg. G. 2, 448; Col. 5, 7, 1 al.—
a javelin made of cornelwood by metonymy
Meton., a javelin made of cornelwood, Verg. A. 9, 698; Sil. 10, 122; Stat. l. l. al.; cf. 1. cornum, II.
Perseus ID: n11225 Key: cornus1