| Pyracanth | n. [ Gr. &unr_; fire + &unr_; a thorn, prickly plant. ] (Bot.) The evergreen thorn (Cratægus Pyracantha), a shrub native of Europe. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| genus pyracantha | (n) Eurasian evergreen thorny shrubs bearing red or orange-red berries |
| pyracantha | (n) any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries, Syn. pyracanth, firethorn, fire thorn |