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