N5392628cotoneasterSpoken.0Fiction.4Magazine.23Newspaper.1Academic.0cotoneaster
/kəˌtəʊnɪˈæstə(r)/noun
1a small-leaved shrub of the rose family, cultivated as a hedging plant or for its bright red berries which often remain on the plant throughout the winter
铺地蜈蚣; 栒子。
1.1Genus Cotoneaster, family Rosaceae.
栒子属, 蔷薇科。
词源
mid 18th cent.: modern Latin, from Latin
cotoneum （see
QUINCE） +
-ASTER.