亚洲网紅露点

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firethorn

[ fahyuhr-thawrn ]

noun

  1. any of several evergreen, thorny Asian shrubs belonging to the genus Pyracantha, of the rose family, many species of which are cultivated for their foliage and ornamental fruits.


firethorn

/ 藞蹿补瑟蓹藢胃蓴藧苍 /

noun

  1. any rosaceous evergreen spiny shrub of the genus Pyracantha , of SE Europe and Asia, having bright red or orange fruits: cultivated for ornament
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of firethorn1

An Americanism dating back to 1905鈥10
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Orchard Hills鈥 zone is filled with prickly pear cacti, Japanese honeysuckle and Formosa firethorn.

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One 17th-century plant now growing there called the firethorn 鈥 which leaves a delightful citrus smell on the fingers when rubbed 鈥 is prized and feared because it literally catches on fire with the slightest heat.

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Pyracantha, also known as "firethorn," European holly, which has very sharp leaves, and voodoo rose.

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