firethorn

noun

firethorn

noun

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

1

A plant of the genus Pyracantha; the pyracantha.

Derived terms: Formosa firethorn, Himalayan firethorn, Nepal firethorn, scarlet firethorn, slender firethorn, woolly firethorn

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