py·ra·can·tha (p  r -k n th)n. A shrub of the genus Pyracantha; the fire thorn. [New Latin Pyracantha, genus name, from Latin pyracantha, a shrub, from Greek purakantha : p  r, fire; see pyre + akantha, thorn.] |
pyracantha [ˌpaɪrəˈkænθə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any rosaceous shrub of the genus Pyracantha, esp the firethorn, widely cultivated for ornament
[from Greek purakantha name of a shrub, from pyro- + akantha thorn]
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| Noun | 1. |  Pyracantha - any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berriesgenus Pyracantha - Eurasian evergreen thorny shrubs bearing red or orange-red berries |
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