Definition of CORNUS

• a cornel (a hardwood tree or shrub) [n CORNUSES]
• a hardwood tree or shrub, also CORNEL [n -ES]
• A structure with a shape likened to a horn, in particular
• A horn-shaped projection of the thyroid cartilage or of certain bones (such as the hyoid and the coccyx)
• Either of the two lateral cavities of the uterus, into which the Fallopian tubes pass
• Each of three elongated parts of the lateral ventricles of the brain