FIRETHORN

Meaning of FIRETHORN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌthȯrn ]

noun

Date: circa 1900

: pyracantha ; especially : a European semievergreen shrub ( P. coccinea ) with orange-red berries

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FIRETHORN — noun Date: circa 1900 pyracantha
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FIRETHORN — /fuyeur"thawrn'/ , n. any of several evergreen, thorny Asian shrubs belonging to the genus Pyracantha, of the rose family, many …
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FIRETHORN — ■ noun another term for pyracantha .
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FIRETHORN — [fire.thorn] n (ca. 1900): any of a genus (Pyracantha) of usu. thorny ornamental shrubs of the rose family; esp: a …
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FIRETHORN — (Pyracantha), any of a genus of usually thorny evergreen shrubs, in the rose family (Rosaceae), native to southeastern Europe and …
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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 …
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SCARLET FIRETHORN — a Eurasian evergreen, thorny shrub, Pyracantha coccinea, of the rose family, having white, hairy flower clusters and bright red berries.
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PYRACANTHA — /puy'reuh kan"theuh/ , n. , pl. pyracanthas . firethorn. [ 1700-10; Pyracantha type genus pyrákantha kind of shrub = pyr …
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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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