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Meaning of Pyracantha in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌpaɪrəˈkænθə/

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  1. Noun

    Pyracantha

    Etymology

    modern Latin, via Latin from Greek purakantha, the name of an unidentified plant, from pur‘fire’ + akantha‘thorn’

    Definitions

    1. any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries

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