cotoneaster

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UK/kə(ʊ̯)ˌtəʊ̯niːˈastə/

noun

Any of several erect or creeping shrubs, of the genus Cotoneaster, that have pinkish flowers and red berries.

Origintranslingual Cotoneaster ← Latin cotōneum →
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Meanings

nouncotoneaster (plural cotoneasters)

plural cotoneasters

  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 […]

    1901, Thomas Hardy, Birds at Winter Nightfall

Origin

  1. Latincotōneum“quince”
  2. translingualCotoneaster
  3. Englishcotoneaster

From translingual Cotoneaster, from Latin cotōneum (“quince”) + -aster.

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Translations

Arabic سَفَرْجَلِيَّة, كُوتُونَسْتِر
  • سَفَرْجَلِيَّة (safarjaliyya)Cotoneaster
  • كُوتُونَسْتِر (kūtūnastir)Cotoneaster
Czech skalník
  • skalníkCotoneaster
Danish dværgmispel
  • dværgmispelCotoneaster
Dutch dwergmispel
  • dwergmispelCotoneaster
Finnish tuhkapensas
  • tuhkapensasCotoneaster
German Zwergmispel
  • ZwergmispelCotoneaster
Hungarian madárbirs
  • madárbirsCotoneaster
Polish irga
  • irgaCotoneaster
Portuguese cotoneáster
  • cotoneásterCotoneaster
Russian кизи́льник, ирга́
  • кизи́льник (kizílʹnik)Cotoneaster
  • ирга́ (irgá)Cotoneaster
Slovak skalník
  • skalníkCotoneaster
Spanish cotoneaster
  • cotoneasterCotoneaster
Turkish dağ muşmulası
  • dağ muşmulasıCotoneaster
Ukrainian кизи́льник, кізі́льнік
  • кизи́льник (kyzýlʹnyk)Cotoneaster
  • кізі́льнік (kizílʹnik)Cotoneaster
  • ірга́ (irhá)Cotoneaster
Welsh cotoneaster, creigafal
  • cotoneasterCotoneaster
  • creigafalCotoneaster

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cotoneaster

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Cite this entry
APA

cotoneaster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cotoneaster

MLA

“cotoneaster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cotoneaster. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cotoneaster,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cotoneaster.

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