Definition of pyracantha
: any of a small genus (Pyracantha) of ornamental Eurasian thorny evergreen or semievergreen shrubs of the rose family with alternate leaves, corymbs of white flowers, and small red or orange pomes
— called also firethorn
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The first known use of pyracantha was in 1633
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