pyracantha

See also: Pyracantha

English edit

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Etymology edit

From the genus name.

Noun edit

pyracantha (plural pyracanthas)

A firethorn, any of the genus Pyracantha of thorny evergreen large shrubs.
Synonyms: firethorn, pyracanthus
- 2008 June 1, Randy Kennedy, “Tree Proud”, in New York Times‎^[1]:
  A few summers ago, an evil pyracantha shrub that blocked some of its sunlight was sacrificed in its honor.

Translations edit

firethorn — see firethorn

References edit

Pyracantha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pyracantha on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pyracantha on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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