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Pyracanth

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Pyr´a`canth
n.1.(Bot.) The evergreen thorn (Cratægus Pyracantha), a shrub native of Europe.
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Noun1.Pyracanth - any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berriespyracanth - any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries
fire thorn, firethorn, 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
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With eye-catching fruits from autumn into winter, pyracanth as are effective as a single bush, a wall-trained shrub, or a hedge.
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