firethorn

fire·thorn

F5141100 (fīr′thôrn′)n. See pyracantha.

firethorn

(ˈfaɪəˌθɔːn) n (Plants) any rosaceous evergreen spiny shrub of the genus Pyracantha, of SE Europe and Asia, having bright red or orange fruits: cultivated for ornament

fire•thorn

(ˈfaɪ^ərˌθɔrn)

n. any thorny shrub of the genus Pyracantha, rose family, with evergreen foliage and orange berries. [1905–10]

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firethorn - any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berriesfire thorn, pyracanth, Pyracanthagenus Pyracantha - Eurasian evergreen thorny shrubs bearing red or orange-red berriesbush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems