English Explanatory Dictionary

firethorn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A plant of the genus Pyracantha; the pyracantha.

Word forms

firethorn firethorns

Etymology

Calque of translingual Pyracantha. By surface analysis, fire + thorn.

Derived words

Formosa firethorn Himalayan firethorn Nepal firethorn scarlet firethorn slender firethorn woolly firethorn

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