cotoneaster

cotoneaster

See also: Cotoneaster

English

Etymology

From translingual Cotoneaster, from Latin cotōneum (“quince”) + -aster.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /kə(ʊ̯)ˌtəʊ̯niːˈastə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -æstə(ɹ)

Noun

cotoneaster (plural cotoneasters)

  1. Any of several erect or creeping shrubs, of the genus Cotoneaster, that have pinkish flowers and red berries.
    • 1901, Thomas Hardy, Birds at Winter Nightfall:
      Around the house the flakes fly faster,
      And all the berries now are gone
      From holly and cotoneaster […]

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