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Noun: firethorn  'fI(-u)r,thorn
  1. Any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries
    "The firethorn's bright berries provided winter colour to the garden";
    - Pyracantha, pyracanth, fire thorn

Derived forms: fire thorns, firethorns

Type of: bush, shrub

Part of: genus Pyracantha

Encyclopedia: Firethorn