Pyracantha

See also: pyracantha

Translingual

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, eurosids I - clades; Rosales - order; Rosaceae - family; Amygdaloideae - subfamily; Maleae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Pyracantha coccinea - type species; Pyracantha angustifolia, Pyracantha atalantoides, Pyracantha crenatoserrata, Pyracantha crenulata, Pyracantha koidzumii, Pyracantha rogersiana - species
- plus hybrids and cultivars

Further reading

Pyracantha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pyracantha on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pyracantha on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Pyracantha at USDA Plants database
Pyracantha on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

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