Cotoneaster

See also: cotoneaster

Translingual

Etymology

cotoneum (“quince”) +‎ -aster (“resembling”)

Proper noun

Cotoneaster m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – cotoneasters, of temperate Eurasia.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Rosales – order; Rosaceae – family; Amygdaloideae - subfamily; Maleae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Cotoneaster integerrimus (common cotoneaster) – type species; Cotoneaster coriaceus (late cotoneaster), Cotoneaster frigidus (tree cotoneaster), Cotoneaster horizontalis (wall cotoneaster) – selected other species; other species see Cotoneaster on Wikipedia.Wikipedia .

Further reading

• Cotoneaster on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cotoneaster on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Cotoneaster on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Cotoneaster at USDA Plants database
• Cotoneaster at Tropicos
• Cotoneaster at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Cotoneaster at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Cotoneaster at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Cotoneaster at The Plant List
• “Cotoneaster”, in Paleobiology Database, 2025