firebush

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firebush - 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]