PYRE
Pyre, n. Etym: [L. pure, Gr. Fire.]
Defn: A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which the dead are burned; hence, any pile to be burnt. For nine long nights, through all the dusky air, The pyres thick flaming shot a dismal glare. Pope.
PYRENA
Py*re"na, n.; pl. Pyrenæ. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A nutlet resembling a seed, or the kernel of a drupe. Gray.
PYRENE
Py"rene, n. Etym: [Gr. (Chem.)
Defn: One of the less volatile hydrocarbons of coal tar, obtained as a white crystalline substance, C16H10.
PYRENE
Py"rene, n. (Bot.)
Defn: Same as Pyrena.
PYRENEAN
Pyr`e*ne"an, a. Etym: [L. Pyrenaei (sc. montes) the Pyrenees, fr.
Pyrene, Gr.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Pyrenees, a range of mountains separating France and Spain. — n.