burning bush (redirected from burning-bush)

burning bush also burn·ing-bush (bûrnng-bsh)

n.

1. Any of several shrubs or shrubby plants, such as the summer cypress and certain species of euonymous, having foliage that turns bright red in autumn.

2. See gas plant.

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burning bush

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a rutaceous shrub, Dictamnus fraxinella, of S Europe and Asia, whose glands release a volatile inflammable oil that can burn without harming the plant: identified as the bush from which God spoke to Moses (Exodus 3:2-4)

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several shrubs or trees, esp the wahoo, that have bright red fruits or seeds

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for gas plant

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several plants, esp kochia, with a bright red autumn foliage

5. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament the bush that burned without being consumed, from which God spoke to Moses (Exodus 3:2-4)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	burning bush - (Old Testament) the bush that burned without being consumed and from which God spoke to Moses Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
	2.	burning bush - deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds Euonymus atropurpureus, wahoo Euonymus, genus Euonymus - widely distributed chiefly evergreen shrubs or small trees or vines bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
	3.	burning bush - Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather Dictamnus alba, dittany, fraxinella, gas plant herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
	4.	burning bush - densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn Bassia scoparia, belvedere, Kochia scoparia, summer cypress, fire bush, fire-bush Bassia, genus Bassia, genus Kochia, Kochia - summer cypress bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems