Pyracantha
See also: pyracantha
Translingual
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Brosen_pyracantha_coccinea1.jpg/220px-Brosen_pyracantha_coccinea1.jpg)
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”)
Proper noun
Pyracantha f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – the firethorns.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Rosales – order; Rosaceae - family; Amygdaloideae - subfamily; Maleae - tribe
Hyponyms
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References
Pyracantha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pyracantha on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pyracantha on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Pyracantha at USDA Plants database
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Pyracantha at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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