firethorn

fire·thorn

 (fīr′thôrn′)

n.

See pyracantha.

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firethorn

(ˈfaɪəˌθɔːn)

n

(Plants) any rosaceous evergreen spiny shrub of the genus Pyracantha, of SE Europe and Asia, having bright red or orange fruits: cultivated for ornament

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fire•thorn

(ˈfaɪ^ərˌθɔrn)

n.

any thorny shrub of the genus Pyracantha, rose family, with evergreen foliage and orange berries.

[1905–10]

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firethorn - any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries fire thorn, 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

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