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pyracantha
py·ra·can·tha [ prə kánthə ] (plural py·ra·can·thas)


noun 
Definition:
 
Canada 
Same as  firethorn
[Early 17th century. Via modern Latin< Greek purakantha, an unidentified plant < pur "fire" + akantha "thorn"]
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