kəˌtōnēˈastə(r), ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ also ˈkät ə nˌēst- noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin cotoneum, cydoneum quince + New Latin -aster — more at quince
1. capitalized : a genus of Old World shrubs (family Rosaceae) with small, numerous, and mostly entire leaves and fruit a pome containing two to five nutlets
2. -s : any shrub of the genus Cotoneaster