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cotoneaster
[ kuh-toh-nee-as-ter, kot-n-ee-ster ]
noun
- 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
- any Old World shrub of the rosaceous genus Cotoneaster: cultivated for their small ornamental white or pinkish flowers and red or black berries
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It is a neat little bog plant, resembling Fuchsia procumbens in habit, and with bunches of the brightest Cotoneaster-like fruit.
The leaves of Cotoneaster horizontalis turn from green to rich shades of chocolate or crimson.
Cotoneaster buxifolia or Wheeleri, is a fine strong-growing evergreen for almost any soil.
"I doubt if anything but this confounded cotoneaster would do well against this wall," replied the Rector.
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