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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

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