PYRACANTHA


Meaning of PYRACANTHA in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ p ī -r ə - ' kan(t)-th ə

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pyrakantha, a tree, from pyr- + akantha thorn

Date: 1669

: any of a small genus ( Pyracantha ) of ornamental Eurasian thorny evergreen or semievergreen shrubs of the rose family with alternate leaves, corymbs of white flowers, and small red or orange pomes ― called also firethorn

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