HyperDic: pyracanth

English > 1 sense of the word *pyracanth*:
NOUN	plant	pyracanth, Pyracantha, fire thorn, firethorn	any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries

English > *pyracanth*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries.
Synonyms	Pyracantha, fire thorn, firethorn
Member of	genus Pyracantha	Eurasian evergreen thorny shrubs bearing red or orange-red berries
Broader	shrub, bush	A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Catalan	pyracantha