Pyracantha Definition
pīrə-kănthə
noun
Webster's New World
Any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha in the rose family, native to Asia and often cultivated for their evergreen foliage and showy reddish or orange berries.
American Heritage
pronoun
A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae "” the firethorns.
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Other Word Forms of Pyracantha
Noun
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pyracanthaPlural:
pyracanthasOrigin of Pyracantha
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New Latin Pyracantha genus name from Latin pyracantha a shrub from Greek purakantha pūr fire pyre akantha thorn
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
New Latin, from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pyr, “fire") + ἄκανθα (akantha, “thorn")
From Wiktionary
From the genus name.
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