dog-wood

Japanese: dog-wood(英語表記)dogwood
dog-wood

...The three North American species have several drupes in clusters, not a fused aggregate like the dogwood. In particular, the dogwood ( Cornus florida L., also known as the American dogwood), native to eastern North America, is one of the most representative flowering trees in the United States. It is more showy than the dogwood, as the crown is covered with flowers before the leaves unfold.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "dog-wood" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…北アメリカ産の3種は核果が数個ずつ集まってつき,ヤマボウシのような癒合した集合果とならない。とくに北アメリカ東部原産のハナミズキ(Cornus florida L.(英名dog‐wood),別名アメリカヤマボウシ)はアメリカ合衆国の代表的花木の一つ。葉の展開に先立って樹冠が花でおおわれるため,ヤマボウシよりも華やかである。…

※「dog-wood」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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