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Cornu

A horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn.

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    A horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn.

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genus cornusnouna rosid dicot genus of the family cornaceae including: dogwood; cornel: perennial chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of temperate regions of northern hemisphere
hornedHaving horns.
corniculumnoun(anatomy, archaic) A small horn-like part or process.
corniclenoun(entomology) one of a pair of small upright backward-pointing tubes found on the dorsal side of the 5th or 6th abdominal segments of aphids
corneolusnoun(obsolete) horn
hornnoun(countable, zootomy) A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired.
cornonoun(music) French horn
crumhornnoun(music) Any of several related simple woodwind instruments having a bent horn
cornucopianounAn abundance or plentiful supply.
mano cornutanounSynonym of sign of the horns.
cyclornnoun(obsolete) A bicycle horn.
coronamen
cohornnounArchaic form of coehorn. [(military, historical) A small bronze mortar mounted on a wooden block with handles, and light enough to be carried short distances by two people.]
cromornenounA French woodwind instrument resembling the crumhorn.
cornopeannoun(music, obsolete) A large valved horn or trumpet, similar to the orchestral cornet (cornet-à-piston).
campanenoun(rare) A bell, or bell-shaped thing.
collery hornnoun(obsolete) A long brass horn often used at funerals in the Indian subcontinent.
conenounAnything in the general shape of a cone.
uncusnoun(zoology) A hook or claw.
coronanoun(astronomy) The luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun (the solar corona) or other star, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse.

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