cornel (plural cornels)

1. Any tree or shrub of the dogwood subgenera, Cornus subg. Arctocrania (syn. Cornus subg. Chamaepericlymenum) or Cornus subg. Cornus, especially Cornus mas, the European cornel.
2. The cherry-like fruit of such plants, certain of which are edible.
   • 1697, “The Third Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, […], OCLC 403869432 ↗, lines 855–856, page 292 ↗:

     Cornels, and ſalvage Berries of the Wood, / And Roots and Herbs have been my meagre Food.

• (cherry-like fruit) cornelian cherry, cornel cherry

• French: cornouiller
• German: Kornelkirschenbaum
• Italian: corniolo
• Portuguese: corniso
• Russian: кизи́л
• Spanish: cornejo, corno

• French: cornouille
• German: Kornelkirsche
• Italian: corniola
• Portuguese: corniso
• Russian: кизи́л
• Spanish: corno