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pyracanth

pyracanth noun: any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha having small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries.

Noun

pyracanth (plural pyracanths)

  1. Any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha having small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries

Forms of pyracanth

pluralpyracanths

Questions about pyracanth

What does pyracanth mean?
Pyracanth means any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha having small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries.
What part of speech is pyracanth?
Pyracanth is a noun.
What is the plural of pyracanth?
The plural of pyracanth is pyracanths.

Words near pyracanth in the dictionary

  1. Pyper
  2. PYPL
  3. Pyr
  4. pyr-
  5. pyrabactin
  6. pyracanth
  7. pyracantha
  8. pyracanthas
  9. pyracanths
  10. pyracanthus
  11. pyracanthuses

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