fire thorn

fire thorn

n.

Any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha, native to Asia and often cultivated for their evergreen foliage and showy reddish or orange berries.

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Noun

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fire thorn - any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries firethorn, pyracanth, Pyracantha genus Pyracantha - Eurasian evergreen thorny shrubs bearing red or orange-red berries bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems