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Any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries
Answer for the clue "Any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries ", 9 letters:
firethorn
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n. a plant of the genus ''Pyracantha''; the pyracanthus
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Firethorn is a 2004 fantasy novel by American writer Sarah Micklem .
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n. any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries [syn: Pyracantha , pyracanth , fire thorn ]
Usage examples of firethorn.
Blossoms opened, flamboyance on firethorn trees, steelflowers rising blue from the brok and rainplant that cloaked all hills, shy whiteness of kiss-me-never down in the dales.
Behind, luminous blossoms of a firethorn shone through the twining, trailing outlines of Morgarel the wraith.
A few firethorns glowed, clustered dim lanterns, and the underbrush was heavy and smelled sweet.