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pyracanthus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pyra-can-thus
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pyracantha; a plant of the genus Pyracantha; the firethorn.

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

pyracanthuses (plural)

Questions

What does pyracanthus mean?
A pyracantha; a plant of the genus Pyracantha; the firethorn.
Where does pyracanthus come from?
From the genus name.

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