FIRETHORN

Meaning of FIRETHORN in English

[fire.thorn] n (ca. 1900): any of a genus (Pyracantha) of usu. thorny ornamental shrubs of the rose family; esp: a European semievergreen shrub (P. coccinea) with orange-red berries

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

FIRETHORN — noun Date: circa 1900 pyracantha
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FIRETHORN — /fuyeur"thawrn'/ , n. any of several evergreen, thorny Asian shrubs belonging to the genus Pyracantha, of the rose family, many …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIRETHORN — noun Date: circa 1900 : pyracantha ; especially : a European semievergreen shrub ( P. coccinea ) with orange-red berries
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIRETHORN — ■ noun another term for pyracantha .
Concise Oxford English vocab
FIRETHORN — (Pyracantha), any of a genus of usually thorny evergreen shrubs, in the rose family (Rosaceae), native to southeastern Europe and …
Britannica English vocabulary
FIRETHORN — firethorn BrE AmE ˈfa ɪ ‿ə θɔːn AmE \ ˈfaɪ‿ ə r θɔːrn ▷ firethorn|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FIRETHORN — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ tho ̇ rn Function: noun Date: circa 1900 : PYRACANTHA especially : a European semievergreen shrub …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SCARLET FIRETHORN — a Eurasian evergreen, thorny shrub, Pyracantha coccinea, of the rose family, having white, hairy flower clusters and bright red berries.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PYRACANTHA — /puy'reuh kan"theuh/ , n. , pl. pyracanthas . firethorn. [ 1700-10; Pyracantha type genus pyrákantha kind of shrub = pyr …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PYRACANTHA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pyrakantha, a tree, from pyr- + akantha thorn Date: 1669 : any of a …
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TREE
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FLOWER — n. 25B6; noun blue flowers : BLOOM, blossom, floweret, floret. See lists. the flower of the nation's youth : BEST, …
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