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Definition of Pyracanthas
1. pyracantha [n] - See also: pyracantha
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyracanthas
Literary usage of Pyracanthas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Encyclopædia of Gardening: Comprising the Theory and Practice of by John Claudius Loudon (1860)
"... alaternus, and pyracanthas ; the other beds are to be varied principally with
... box, pyracanthas, and small patches of any other choice evergreen ..."
2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"(XM) The pyracanthas are usually small shrubs with rather small and narrow leaves
and with white flowers in small corymbs followed by bright red or orange ..."
3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1823)
"... and roses ; the walls are mantled over with ivy and pyracanthas. Richard Nikke,
LL.D. Bishop of Norwich, was Rector of CHEDZOY in ..."
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