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
Synonyms:
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae "” the firethorns.

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Other Word Forms of Pyracantha

Noun

Singular:
pyracantha
Plural:
pyracanthas

Origin of Pyracantha

  • 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.

    From Wiktionary

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