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co·to·ne·as·ter  (k-tn-str)

n.

Any of various erect or creeping shrubs of the genus Cotoneaster in the rose family, native to Eurasia, having white to pinkish flowers and tiny, red or black applelike fruits, and frequently cultivated for ornament.

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[New Latin Cotneaster, genus name : Latin cotneum, quince; see quince + Latin -aster, partially resembling.]

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cotoneaster [kot-tone-ee-ass-ter]

Noun

a garden shrub with red berries

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Noun

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cotoneaster - 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 genus Cotoneaster - genus of deciduous or evergreen Old World shrubs widely cultivated Cotoneaster dammeri - climbing evergreen shrub with white flowers and red berries; often used as ground cover Cotoneaster horizontalis - deciduous flat-growing shrub with a fanned herringbone pattern and having reddish flowers and orange-red berries; used as a ground cover bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems