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Definition of Pyracantha
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 Pyracantha
1. Noun. Any of the genus ''Pyracantha'' of thorny evergreen large shrubs. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pyracantha
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyracantha
Literary usage of Pyracantha
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"Brooms '22. Magnolia 9. Cassine, or South 23. Phillyrea Sea tea-tree 24. Privet 10.
Cistus or rock rose 25. Purslane tree 11. Crab tree 26. pyracantha 12. ..."
2. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Country Gentlemen (1874)
"... pyracantha, and Ivy. Although large trees are out of place in so confined a
space, a few Conifers might frequently be introduced with advantage. ..."
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