'Burning bush' definitions:
Definition of 'burning bush'
From: WordNet
noun
(Old Testament) the bush that burned without being consumed and from which God spoke to Moses
noun
Deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds [syn: wahoo, burning bush, Euonymus atropurpureus]
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Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather [syn: fraxinella, dittany, burning bush, gas plant, Dictamnus alba]
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Densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn [syn: summer cypress, burning bush, fire bush, fire-bush, belvedere, Bassia scoparia, Kochia scoparia]
Definition of 'Burning bush'
From: GCIDE
- Burning \Burn"ing\, a.
- 1. That burns; being on fire; excessively hot; fiery. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement; powerful; as, burning zeal. [1913 Webster]
- Like a young hound upon a burning scent. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Burning bush (Bot.), an ornamental shrub ({Euonymus atropurpureus}), bearing a crimson berry. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'burning bush'
From: GCIDE
- Wahoo \Wa*hoo"\, n. Any of various American trees or shrubs; specif.: (a) A certain shrub (Evonymus atropurpureus) having purple capsules which in dehiscence expose the scarlet-ariled seeds; -- called also burning bush. (b) Cascara buckthorn. (c) Basswood. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Definition of 'burning bush'
From: GCIDE
- firebush \firebush\ n.
- 1. An evergreen South American shrub *{Streptosolen jamesonii}) having showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers; grown as an ornamental or houseplant.
- Syn: marmalade bush, Streptosolen jamesonii. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. A densely branched Eurasian plant (Bassia scoparia) whose foliage turns purple-red in autumn; also called burning bush.
- Syn: summer cypress, burning bush, belvedere, {Bassia scoparia}, Kochia scoparia. [WordNet 1.5]