Usually means: Thorny shrub with bright berries.
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  1. firethorn: Merriam-Webster
  2. firethorn: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. firethorn: Collins English Dictionary
  4. firethorn: Vocabulary.com
  5. Firethorn: Wordnik
  6. firethorn: Wiktionary
  7. firethorn: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. firethorn: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. firethorn: Dictionary.com
  10. Firethorn (novel): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. Firethorn: Rhymezone
  12. firethorn: FreeDictionary.org
  13. firethorn: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. firethorn: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. firethorn: Encyclopedia

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  1. Firethorn, Firethorn, Firethorn, Firethorn: Botanical Name listing of Plants

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Definitions from Wiktionary (firethorn)

▸ noun:  A plant of the genus Pyracantha; the pyracantha.

Similar:
pyracantha, pyracanth, fire thorn, pyracanthus, fireplant, flame of the forest, quickthorn, thorn, fire plant, fire-on-the-mountain, more...

Types:
pyracantha, loquat, medlar, quince, hawthorn, more...

Phrases:
scarlet firethorn, more...

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Similar:
pyracantha, pyracanth, fire thorn, pyracanthus, fireplant, flame of the forest, quickthorn, thorn, fire plant, fire-on-the-mountain, more...

Types:
pyracantha, loquat, medlar, quince, hawthorn, more...

Phrases:
scarlet firethorn, more...



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