First Known Use: 1796
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cotoneaster
noun co·to·ne·as·ter \kə-ˈtō-nē-ˌas-tər, ˈkä-tən-ˌēs-\
Definition of COTONEASTER
: any of a genus (Cotoneaster) of Old World flowering shrubs of the rose family
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Origin of COTONEASTER
New Latin, genus name, from Latin cotoneum quince + New Latin -aster
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