burning bush

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English[edit]

Euonymus alatus
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Etymology[edit]

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Noun[edit]

burning bush (plural burning bushes)

  1. (Judaism, Christianity) A biblical object described in Exodus 3:1-22, used by Yahweh to communicate with Moses.
  2. Any plant of several species of Euonymus:
    1. A winged spindle or winged euonymus (Euonymus alatus), with vivid magenta Fall foliage, native to eastern Asia common as an ornamental and invasive in North America.
    2. A western burning bush (Euonymus occidentalis), native to western North America
    3. An eastern burning bush (Euonymus atropurpureus), an ornamental shrub native to the midwestern US that bears a red berry.[1]
  3. A perennial herb (Dictamnus albus) which gives off so much essential oil that it can sometimes be lit and will burn briefly without harming the plant.
  4. Combretum paniculatum, a plant native to Africa
  5. Bassia scoparia (syn. Kochia scoparia), a large annual herb in the family Chenopodiaceae, native to Eurasia, introduced to many parts of North America.

Synonyms[edit]

Translations[edit]

Euonymus in general — see spindle
Dictamnus albus — see gas plant

References[edit]

  1. ^ “burning”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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