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firethorn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
firethorn
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plant of the genus Pyracantha; the pyracantha.

Etymology

Calque of translingual Pyracantha. By surface analysis, fire + thorn.

Inflected Forms

firethorns (plural)

Phrases

Formosa firethorn Himalayan firethorn Nepal firethorn scarlet firethorn slender firethorn woolly firethorn

Synonyms

pyracantha pyracanth fire thorn

Questions

What does firethorn mean?
A plant of the genus Pyracantha; the pyracantha.
Where does firethorn come from?
Calque of translingual Pyracantha. By surface analysis, fire + thorn.

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