Kalmar "pyracanth" ba ta wanzu a cikin harshen Ingilishi. Duk da haka, akwai irin wannan kalmar "pyracantha," wanda ke nufin wani nau'i na ƙayayuwa mai tsayi a cikin dangin fure (Rosaceae). Waɗannan tsire-tsire na asali ne daga kudu maso gabashin Turai, Asiya, da Arewacin Afirka, kuma ana shuka su ne don kyawawan gungu na ja, orange, ko rawaya waɗanda ke dawwama cikin hunturu. Sunan "pyracantha" ya samo asali ne daga kalmomin Helenanci ma'anar "wuta" da "ƙaya," yana nufin ƙayayyun tsire-tsire da 'ya'yan itatuwa masu launin wuta.