redtwig

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noun

A plant of the species Cornus sericea, native throughout northern and western North America from Alaska east to Newfoundland, south to Durango and Nuevo León in the west, and Illinois and Virginia in the east.

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red osier dogwoodred willowredstem dogwoodredtwig dogwoodred-roodAmerican dogwood(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{vern}} with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.)creek dogwoodwestern dogwood
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Meanings

nounredtwig (countable and uncountable, plural redtwigs)

plural redtwigs

  1. countableuncountableA plant of the species Cornus sericea, native throughout northern and western North America from Alaska east to Newfoundland, south to Durango and Nuevo León in the west, and Illinois and Virginia in the east.

    Synonyms: red osier dogwood, red willow, redstem dogwood, redtwig dogwood, red-rood, American dogwood(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{vern}} with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.), creek dogwood, western dogwood

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA plant of the species Cornus sericea, native throughout northern and western North America from Alaska east to Newfoundland, south to Durango and Nuevo León in the west, and Illinois and Virginia in the east.

Similar
red osier dogwoodred willowredstem dogwoodredtwig dogwoodred-roodAmerican dogwood(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{vern}} with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.)creek dogwoodwestern dogwood
Also see
red osier dogwoodredstemredtwig dogwood

Origin

From red + twig.

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Cite this entry
APA

redtwig. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redtwig

MLA

“redtwig.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redtwig. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “redtwig,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redtwig.

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