Pyr


1.
variant of , used before h or a vowel:
pyran.
combining form
1.
a variant of pyro-

pyr- pref.
Variant of pyro-.
pyrimidine

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  • Pyracanth

    n. thorny shrub of the apple family, 1660s, from Modern Latin genus name Pyracantha, from Greek pyrakantha (Dioscorides), a plant named but not described, from pyr- “fire” (see fire (n.)) + akantha “thorn, thorny plant,” from PIE root *ak- “sharp, pointed” (see acrid).

  • Pyracantha

    [pahy-ruh-kan-thuh] /ˌpaɪ rəˈkæn θə/ noun, plural pyracanthas. 1. . /ˌpaɪrəˈkænθə/ noun 1. any rosaceous shrub of the genus Pyracantha, esp the firethorn, widely cultivated for ornament

  • Pyralid

    [pir-uh-lid] /ˈpɪr ə lɪd/ noun 1. any of numerous slender-bodied moths of the family Pyralidae, having elongated triangular forewings, and in the larval phase including many crop pests. adjective 2. belonging or pertaining to the family Pyralidae. /ˈpɪrəlɪd/ noun 1. any moth of the mostly tropical family Pyralidae, typically having narrow forewings and broad fringed […]

  • Pyramid

    [pir-uh-mid] /ˈpɪr ə mɪd/ noun 1. Architecture. 2. anything of such form. 3. a number of persons or things arranged or heaped up in this manner: a pyramid of acrobats; a pyramid of boxes. 4. a system or structure resembling a pyramid, as in hierarchical form. 5. Geometry. a solid having a polygonal base, and […]

  • Pyramidal

    [pi-ram-i-dl] /pɪˈræm ɪ dl/ adjective 1. of, relating to, or shaped like a : the pyramidal form. 2. of the nature of a ; pyramidlike.


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