Cotoneaster
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Any of several erect or creeping shrubs, of the genus Cotoneaster, that have pinkish flowers and red berries.
"Around the house the flakes fly faster, And all the berries now are gone From holly and cotoneaster [..]"
- 2 any shrub of the genus Cotoneaster: erect or creeping shrubs having richly colored autumn foliage and many small white to pinkish flowers followed by tiny red or black fruits wordnet
Example
More examples"Around the house the flakes fly faster, And all the berries now are gone From holly and cotoneaster [..]"
Etymology
From translingual Cotoneaster, from Latin cotōneum (“quince”) + -aster.
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