firethorn

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noun

A plant of the genus Pyracantha; the pyracantha.

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Pyracanthapyracanthfire thorn
Origintranslingual Pyracantha →
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Meanings

nounfirethorn (plural firethorns)

plural firethorns

  1. A plant of the genus Pyracantha; the pyracantha.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries

Similar
Pyracanthapyracanthfire thorn
Broader
shrubbush
Also see
pyracanthpyracantha

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. translingualPyracantha
  2. Englishfirethorn

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek ὀξυάκανθα
  • ὀξυάκανθα (oxuákantha)Pyracantha plant
Bulgarian пираканта
  • пираканта (pirakanta)Pyracantha plant
Chinese Mandarin 火棘
  • 火棘 (huǒjí)Pyracantha plant
French pyracantha
  • pyracanthaPyracantha plant
Greek πυράκανθος
  • πυράκανθος (pyrákanthos)Pyracantha plant
Polish ognik
  • ognikPyracantha plant
Turkish ateş dikeni, tavşan elması
  • ateş dikeniPyracantha plant
  • tavşan elmasıPyracantha plant
  • ebem büküPyracantha plant
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APA

firethorn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firethorn

MLA

“firethorn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firethorn. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “firethorn,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firethorn.

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