dogwood
/ˈdɒgwʊd/noun
1- a shrub or small tree of north temperate regions, which yields hard timber and is grown for its decorative foliage, red stems, or colourful berries梾木属植物梾木, 山茱萸。
1.1
- Genus Cornus, family Cornaceae: many species, including the wild Eurasian dogwood (C. sanguinea), with black berries, and the cornelian cherry.梾木属, 山茱萸科：多种, 包括野生的欧亚洲红瑞木（拉丁名C. sanguinea）。
1.2
- used in names of trees which resemble the dogwood or yield similar hard timber［用于类似树或有类似硬质木材的树的名称中］。
词源
so named because the wood was formerly used to make 'dogs'（i.e. skewers）.