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firethorn

firethorn noun: a plant of the genus Pyracantha; the pyracantha.

firethorn: a plant of the genus Pyracantha; the pyracantha
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Noun

firethorn (plural firethorns)

  1. A plant of the genus Pyracantha; the pyracantha.

firethorn meaning in Tamil

firethorn in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், தாவரங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

Forms of firethorn

pluralfirethorns

Origin of firethorn

Calque of translingual Pyracantha. By surface analysis, fire + thorn.

Words formed from firethorn

  • Formosa firethorn
  • Himalayan firethorn
  • Nepal firethorn
  • scarlet firethorn
  • slender firethorn
  • woolly firethorn

Questions about firethorn

What does firethorn mean?
Firethorn means a plant of the genus Pyracantha; the pyracantha.
What is firethorn in Tamil?
Firethorn in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், தாவரங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Firethorn meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is firethorn?
Firethorn is a noun.
What is the plural of firethorn?
The plural of firethorn is firethorns.

Words near firethorn in the dictionary

  1. fireteams
  2. firetender
  3. firetenders
  4. firetending
  5. fireth
  6. firethorn
  7. firethorns
  8. firethroat
  9. firethroats
  10. firetop
  11. firetrail

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Adapted from Wiktionary: firethorn (page history and authors); firethorn (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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