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Word: Pyracantha
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
modern Latin, via Latin from Greek purakantha, the name of an unidentified plant, from pur ‘fire’ + akantha ‘thorn’
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Phonetic Spelling:
ˌpʌɪrəˈkanθə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a thorny evergreen Eurasian shrub with white flowers and bright red or yellow berries, which is a popular ornamental.
Short Definition:thorny evergreen Eurasian shrub with white flowers
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