"firethorn" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: firethorns [plural]
Etymology: Calque of translingual Pyracantha. By surface analysis, fire + thorn. Etymology templates: {{clq|en|mul|Pyracantha}} Calque of translingual Pyracantha, {{surface analysis|en|fire|thorn}} By surface analysis, fire + thorn Head templates: {{en-noun}} firethorn (plural firethorns)
  1. A plant of the genus Pyracantha; the pyracantha. Derived forms: Formosa firethorn (taxonomic: Pyracantha koidzumii), Himalayan firethorn (taxonomic: Pyracantha crenulata), Nepal firethorn (taxonomic: Pyracantha crenulata), scarlet firethorn (taxonomic: Pyracantha coccinea), slender firethorn (taxonomic: Pyracantha angustifolia), woolly firethorn (taxonomic: Pyracantha angustifolia) Translations (Pyracantha plant): ὀξυάκανθα (oxuákantha) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), пираканта (pirakanta) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 火棘 (huǒjí) (Chinese Mandarin), pyracantha [masculine] (French), πυράκανθος (pyrákanthos) [masculine] (Greek), ognik [masculine] (Polish), ateş dikeni (Turkish), tavşan elması (Turkish), ebem bükü (Turkish)

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