Meaning Of The Word Firethorn

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Firethorn? Find Firethorn meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Firethorn Meaning

Firethorn Definition
Firethorn Definition

What's The Definition Of Firethorn?

firethorn in American English
any of a genus (Pyracantha) of thorny Eurasian plants of the rose family, grown widely in the U.S. for the masses of brilliant red or orange fruits
noun: any of several evergreen, thorny Asian shrubs belonging to the genus Pyracantha, of the rose family, many species of which are cultivated for their foliage and ornamental fruits

firethorn in British English
noun: any rosaceous evergreen spiny shrub of the genus Pyracantha, of SE Europe and Asia, having bright red or orange fruits: cultivated for ornament

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Flu bug ‐ noun: infection with influenza caused by a…
  • Arum family ‐ noun: the plant family Araceae, characterized…
  • Throw one's weight behind ‐ If you throw your weight behind a person, plan…
  • Unshadowed ‐ adjective: not shadowed; not darkened or obscured…
  • Be soft on someone ‐ to be amorously inclined toward a person; have…
  • Sub-editor ‐ copy editor; countable noun: A sub-editor is a…
  • Woken ‐ wake1; Woken is the past participle of wake…
  • Spue ‐ spew; verb
  • Recept ‐ noun: an idea formed by the repetition of similar…
  • Thronner ‐ noun: a person who is good at…