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.

Exact synonyms: Fire Thorn, Pyracanth, Pyracantha
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

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Firethorn

firestick farming
firesticks
firestone
firestones
firestop
firestops
firestorm
firestorms
firestriker
firestrikers
firesuit
firesuits
firetail
firetails
fireth
firethorn (current term)
firethorns
firetrap
firetraps
firetruck
firetrucks
firewagon
firewagons
firewalk
firewalked
firewalking
firewalks
firewall
firewalled
firewalling

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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