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pyracantha

[ pahy-ruh-kan-thuh ]
/ ˌpaɪ rəˈkæn θə /
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noun, plural py·ra·can·thas.
firethorn.
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Origin of pyracantha

1700–10; <New Latin Pyracantha type genus <Greek pȳrákantha kind of shrub, equivalent to pŷr fire + ákantha thorn

Words nearby pyracantha

pyorrhoea, pyosis, pyothorax, pyoureter, pyr-, pyracantha, pyralid, pyramid, pyramidal, pyramidal orchid, pyramidal peak
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How to use pyracantha in a sentence

  • Pyracantha, both for its perpetual verdure, if the fences had not already challengd it, chap.

    Sylva, Vol. 1 (of 2)|John Evelyn

British Dictionary definitions for pyracantha

pyracantha
/ (ˌpaɪrəˈkænθə) /
noun
any rosaceous shrub of the genus Pyracantha, esp the firethorn, widely cultivated for ornament

Word Origin for pyracantha

C17: from Greek purakantha name of a shrub, from pyro- + akantha thorn
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