pyracanthn.
/ˈpʌɪrəkanθ/, U.S. /ˈpaɪrəˌkænθ/ A pyracantha; esp. the scarlet firethorn, Pyracantha coccinea (see pyracantha n.).
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1664 J. Evelyn Sylva xx. ⁋9 Some Pyracanths which I have removed to a Northern dripping shade.
1737 Compl. Family-piece (ed. 2) 373 Plant the Cuttings of Pyracanthe of the tender Shoots, and Cuttings of the Passion Tree, in moist Places.
1779 W. Mason Eng. Garden iii. 114 The hardy Thorn, Holly, or Box, Privet, or Pyracanth.
1859 E. G. Storke Domest. & Rural Affairs 33 The pyracanth, or evergreen thorn..will make a hedge as effectual as the Osage orange, and, as it is an evergreen, is much the most desirable.
1892 Cent. Mag. Apr. 937/2 The pyracanth berries turned red; dahlias and chrysanthemums succeeded the roses.
1940 Nevada State Jrnl. 20 Sept. 5/2 The table was centered with a long squash filled with fall fruits and a flat arrangement of orange pyracanth berries.
1985 Times 24 Jan. 13/8 We noticed that a collared dove was sitting on two eggs in a nest built in a large pyracanth against a north wall.
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1842 J. B. Fraser Mesopot. & Assyria xv. 353 On the flanks of forests..there appear..Mespilus Pyracantha... Pyracanth medlar [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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