burning bush

burning bush
    n 1: (Old Testament) the bush that burned without being consumed
         and from which God spoke to Moses
    2: deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet
       seeds [syn: {wahoo}, {burning bush}, {Euonymus
       atropurpureus}]
    3: Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit
       flammable vapor in hot weather [syn: {fraxinella}, {dittany},
       {burning bush}, {gas plant}, {Dictamnus alba}]
    4: densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in
       autumn [syn: {summer cypress}, {burning bush}, {fire bush},
       {fire-bush}, {belvedere}, {Bassia scoparia}, {Kochia
       scoparia}]
    

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.]
    

Burning \Burn"ing\, a.
   1. That burns; being on fire; excessively hot; fiery.
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   2. Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement;
      powerful; as, burning zeal.
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            Like a young hound upon a burning scent. --Dryden.
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   {Burning bush} (Bot.), an ornamental shrub ({Euonymus
      atropurpureus}), bearing a crimson berry.
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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}.
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   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.
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