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Meaning of cornel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

ˈkɔːnəl

Definitions

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.
The cherry-like fruit of such plants, certain of which are edible.

Equivalents

العربية زوقال قرانيا

Azərbaycanca zoğal

Български дрян

Bosanski dren drijen som дрен дријен

Català corneller

Deutsch Dirndl Kornelkirsche Kornelkirschenbaum

Ελληνικά Κρανιά κράνο

Español cornejo corno

فارسی زغال اخته

Suomi kanukka

Français cornouille cornouiller

Galego corneira sangomiño

Hrvatski dren drijen som дрен дријен

Magyar som

Հայերեն հոն

Italiano corniola corniolo

ქართული შინდი

Latina cornum cornus

Latviešu kizils

Македонски дрен дренка

Nederlands kornoelje kornoeljebes

Polski dereń

Português corniso

Română coarnă corn

Русский кизил

Shqip thana thanë

Српски dren drijen som дрен дријен

Svenska kornell

Türkçe kiren kızılcık

Українська дерен кизил

Examples

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

“Meanwhile the goddess in disdain bestows / The mast and acorn, brutal food! and strows / The fruits and cornel, as their feast, around”

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Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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