Pyr·a·canth n.  Bot. The evergreen thorn (Cratægus Pyracantha), a shrub native of Europe.
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  pyracanth
       n : any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing
           small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red
           berries [syn: Pyracantha, fire thorn, firethorn]