cotoneaster

noun

any shrub of the genus Cotoneaster: erect or creeping shrubs having richly colored autumn foliage and many small white to pinkish flowers followed by tiny red or black fruits

Roots

cotoneumcoton- · Latin · quince aster-easter · Latin · resembling, inferior imitation of

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