firethorn

Noun

Meaning

any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

pyracantha pyracanth fire thorn bush cranberry shrub bittersweet poinsettia snowberry red currant Christmas berry rose hip holly berry juniper berry winterberry

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Hypernyms

bush shrub

Phrases with the word

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

Examples

Upon the latter's death, and after being raped by a man of the Blood, the now teenage "Luck," rather than becoming just another drudge, flees to the woods, where she overwinters and undergoes a physical and spiritual ordeal to be reborn as "Firethorn". Source: Internet

Often, the rehab guests at Firethorn receive health services from Hillcrest Home Care, which provides continuity of care and therapy under one provider. Source: Internet

Stefan Wears-Taylor hits a cracker of a shot on the second hole of Randpark Golf Club’s Firethorn course. Source: Internet

Firethorn has many fears, and she's sometimes brave despite them, and sometimes not. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

fireteam firetender firetending firethroat Firetop firetrap