cotoneaster
/kə(ʊ̯)ˌtəʊ̯niːˈastə/
cotoneaster noun: any of several erect or creeping shrubs, of the genus Cotoneaster, that have pinkish flowers and red berries.
Noun
cotoneaster (plural cotoneasters)
- 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
- Around the house the flakes fly faster,
cotoneaster meaning in Arabic
cotoneaster in Arabic
- Cotoneaster
- سَفَرْجَلِيَّة safarjaliyya, كُوتُونَسْتِر kūtūnastir
Forms of cotoneaster
| plural | cotoneasters |
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Origin of cotoneaster
From translingual Cotoneaster, from Latin cotōneum (“quince”) + -aster.
Words that rhyme with cotoneaster
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- adelaster
- astrologaster
- canaster
- copastor
- criticaster
- diaster
- faster
- grammaticaster
- headmaster
- hereticaster
- historiaster
- historicaster
- interpilaster
- Jaster
- Kaster
- laster
- logicaster
- mathematicaster
- medicaster
- monaster
- musicaster
- outmaster
- overmaster
- paster
- philologaster
- philosophaster
- pinaster
- poetaster
- politicaster
- replaster
- scientaster
- sterraster
- theologaster
- usageaster
- verticillaster
- witticaster
Questions about cotoneaster
- What does cotoneaster mean?
- Cotoneaster means any of several erect or creeping shrubs, of the genus Cotoneaster, that have pinkish flowers and red berries.
- What is cotoneaster in Arabic?
- Cotoneaster in Arabic is سَفَرْجَلِيَّة (safarjaliyya), كُوتُونَسْتِر (kūtūnastir). See Cotoneaster meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is cotoneaster?
- Cotoneaster is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cotoneaster?
- Cotoneaster is pronounced /kə(ʊ̯)ˌtəʊ̯niːˈastə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of cotoneaster?
- The plural of cotoneaster is cotoneasters.
Words near cotoneaster in the dictionary
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