burning bush

4 definitions found

burning bush - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
          [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]

burning bush - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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
         ]