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Meaning of Pyracantha in English
Pronunciation
/ˌpaɪrəˈkænθə/
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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