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Any of several thorny evergreen shrubs of the genus Pyracantha in the rose family (Rosaceae), native to southern Europe and Asia and widely cultivated as ornamental hedges for their dense clusters of small, fragrant white five-petaled flowers in spring and brilliant red, orange, or yellow berry-like pomes in autumn.

Usage Example

"The garden wall was covered with a dense pyracantha that burst into clusters of small white blossoms every May before producing bright scarlet berries in the fall."

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pyracantha

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Firethorn. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/firethorn
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