bassia scoparia

2 definitions found

bassia scoparia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

bassia scoparia - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Bassia scoparia
      n 1: densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red
           in autumn [syn: summer cypress, burning bush, fire bush
           , fire-bush, belvedere, Bassia scoparia, Kochia scoparia
           ]