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Definition of Firethorn
1. Noun. Any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries.
Group relationships: Genus Pyracantha
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Definition of Firethorn
1. Noun. a plant of the genus ''Pyracantha''; the pyracanthus ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Firethorn
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Firethorn
Literary usage of Firethorn
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"firethorn. Ornamental shrubs, grown chiefly for their bright red berry-like fruits
and also for ... firethorn. FIERY THORN. EVERLASTING THORN. Fig. 3264. ..."
2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"... M.Roemer firethorn Evergreen shrub Cultivated and occasionally escaped.
Cotoneaster pyracantha (L.) Spach PF • Pyrus communis L. Pear Deciduous tree ..."
3. Select Extra-tropical Plants Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1884)
"The firethorn. South Europe. This species is evergreen. It is likewise adapted
for hedges, but slower in growth than the Hawthorn, altogether not difficult ..."
4. Forget Not Mee & My Garden...": Selected Letters, 1725-1768, of Peter by Peter Collinson (2002)
"Amongst those Inclosed Seeds you will find Some Pyracantha or Evergreen
Thorn [firethorn] which in Flower & Berry make a fine Show, but as this rarely comes ..."
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