cotoneaster
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.
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How to use cotoneaster in a sentence
It is a neat little bog plant, resembling Fuchsia procumbens in habit, and with bunches of the brightest cotoneaster-like fruit.
Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs | A. D. WebsterThe leaves of cotoneaster horizontalis turn from green to rich shades of chocolate or crimson.
Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens | Ernest Thomas Cookcotoneaster buxifolia or Wheeleri, is a fine strong-growing evergreen for almost any soil.
Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens | Ernest Thomas Cook"I doubt if anything but this confounded cotoneaster would do well against this wall," replied the Rector.
Guy and Pauline | Compton Mackenzie
British Dictionary definitions for cotoneaster
/ (kəˌtəʊnɪˈæstə) /
any Old World shrub of the rosaceous genus Cotoneaster: cultivated for their small ornamental white or pinkish flowers and red or black berries
Origin of cotoneaster
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