Translingual

Proper noun

Pyracantha f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – the firethorns.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I - clades; Rosales - order; Rosaceae - family; Amygdaloideae - subfamily; Maleae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Pyracantha coccinea - type species; Pyracantha angustifolia, Pyracantha atalantoides, Pyracantha crenatoserrata, Pyracantha crenulata, Pyracantha koidzumii, Pyracantha rogersiana - species
  • plus hybrids and cultivars

English

Wikispecies

Noun

pyracantha ‎(plural pyracanthas)

1. Any of the genus Pyracantha of thorny evergreen large shrubs.
   • 2008 June 1, Randy Kennedy, “Tree Proud”, in New York Times:

     A few summers ago, an evil pyracantha shrub that blocked some of its sunlight was sacrificed in its honor.

Synonyms

• firethorn