cornaceæ

pl. [Mod. Lat. cornus (q. v.), and fem. pl. adj. suff. -aceӕ.] Bot.: Cornels, an order of epigynous exogens. alliance Umbellales. They are mostly trees or shrubs with opposite exstipulate leaves, capitate, umbellate, or corymbose flowers, with four sepals, four stamens, a filiform style, a simple stigma, a two-celled drupe, with a solitary pendulous seed in each. They are found in Europe, Asia, and this country. [CORNUS.] In 1844 Lindley enumerated nine genera, and estimated the known species at forty. cornaceous