n.
Pronunciation: k ə - ' t ō -n ē - ˌ as-t ə r, ' kä-t ə n- ˌ ē s-
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin cotoneum quince + New Latin -aster
Date: 1796
: any of a genus ( Cotoneaster ) of Old World flowering shrubs of the rose family