cotoneaster

[ kuh-toh-nee-as-ter, kot-n-ee-ster ]

noun

1. any of various shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Cotoneaster, of the rose family, having white or pink flowers and bearing a red or black, berrylike fruit, grown as an ornamental.

cotoneaster

/ kəˌtəʊnɪˈæstə /

noun

1. any Old World shrub of the rosaceous genus Cotoneaster: cultivated for their small ornamental white or pinkish flowers and red or black berries

Word History and Origins

Origin of cotoneaster¹

1789; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin cotōne ( a ) quince + -aster -aster ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of cotoneaster¹

C18: from New Latin, from Latin cotōneum quince

Example Sentences

This insect is not native to North America and is a pest of more than 130 species of plants including poplars, ash, beech, maple, willows, dogwood, cotoneaster and lilacs.

From Seattle Times

Corokia cotoneaster ‘Little Prince’ is a subtle shadow of a plant that looks more like a snarl of gray witch’s hair than anything living.

From Seattle Times

It is home to wild cotoneaster flowers, which do not exist anywhere else.

From BBC

Summer materials include blackberry sprigs, furry kangaroo paw, leucadendron, cotoneaster and fragrant eucalyptus.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Hamer said large areas of cotoneaster had been detected at Kingbarrow Quarry, using the new system, which the trust had previously been unaware of.

From BBC