What is another word for cotoneaster?

Pronunciation: [kˈɒtə͡ʊnˌastə] (IPA)

Cotoneaster is a genus of flowering plants that belongs to the Rosaceae family. The term cotoneaster is derived from the Latin word "cotoneum," which means "quince," and "aster," which means "resembling." Some of the synonyms for cotoneaster include rock spray, rock cotoneaster, and wall cotoneaster. Cotoneaster is a versatile plant and is commonly used for landscaping purposes due to its attractive foliage and bright red berries. The plant is abundant in Asia, Europe, and Northern Africa. It is considered an invasive species in some regions. Cotoneaster has several medicinal uses, including treating diarrhea and respiratory illnesses. Additionally, the plant is used in traditional Chinese medicine for treating liver diseases.

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What are the hypernyms for Cotoneaster?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Cotoneaster?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for cotoneaster (as nouns)

What are the holonyms for Cotoneaster?

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Usage examples for Cotoneaster

The dainty, glistening foliage, interspersed with red berries of another acclimated alien from the Himalaya Mountains - the cotoneaster - makes fine borders around the pool in the Court of the Four Seasons, in the Court of Palms, and in several of the colonnades.
"The Art of the Exposition"
Eugen Neuhaus
Compositae were abundantly in flower, apples in young fruit, bushes of cotoneaster covered with scarlet berries, and the brushwood silvery with the feathery heads of Clematis.
"Himalayan Journals V2."
J. D. Hooker
Each, however poor, had a wild garden around it, and, where the inhabitants possessed some pride in their surroundings, the roses and the jasmines and that distinguished creeper,-which one sees nowhere at its best but in Devonshire cottage-gardens,-the stately cotoneaster, made the whole place a bower.
"Father and Son"
Edmund Gosse

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