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• n  a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers
• n  hard tough wood of any dogwood of the genus Cornus; resembles boxwood

• The Atlanta Dogwood Festival showcases the blooming of dogwood trees as well as the talents of local comedians, artists and musicians.
• When I die, I plan to be placed au naturel in a shallow hole and become fertilizer for a dogwood tree.
• A spell of hot weather brought the dogwood out, and one day last week, Half Moon was misty with its whiteness.

• dogwood tree
• cornel

News & Articles

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• Dogwood Stables, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners to officially merge
  Prominent Thoroughbred partnerships Dogwood Stables and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, which have a working relationship dating to last year, will officially merge effective July 1, Dogwood president W. Cothran “Cot” Campbell and Eclipse president Aron Wellman announced Thursday.
  June 20, 2013 - Daily Racing Form
• Dogwood, Eclipse merger formalized
  The union between Dogwood and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners will be effective July 1, according to a news release from Dogwood president Cot Campbell and Eclipse president Aron Wellman.
  June 20, 2013 - The Augusta Chronicle
• One person transported after jet ski incident on Lake Norman
  Emergency crews responded to an incident involving people on jet skis on Lake Norman in Catawba County. Chopper 9 flew over Camp Dogwood Drive in Sherrills Ford where emergency workers responded to the scene. From the air, two jet skis could be seen in the water. Paramedics put someone on a stretcher and loaded that person into an ambulance. Stay with wsoctv.com for updates on this story.
  June 20, 2013 - WSOC-TV Charlotte

Quotes

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• Liz Carpenter in WFAA
  He was Western to the core,Ms. Carpenter said. "He was a big rawboned man who came from a part of the state that was raw. ...... She was from the gentler, dogwood lacing through the pine trees of East Texas, Old South country, a gentler...
• Walters in Kilgore News Herald
  They waned to beautify and preserve the country the men had fought for, rather than build stone monuments,Walters said. "Six miles of highways in New Jersey were designated a memorial by the legislature and planted with flowering dogwood...
• Phil Bredesen in Business Wire (press release)
  I want to congratulate Bowater, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Dogwood Alliance for the understanding they have reached to strengthen conservation efforts on the Cumberland Plateau,said Governor Phil Bredesen. "This is...