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{{trans-see|''Dictamnus albus''|gas plant}} |
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Revision as of 02:13, 24 February 2019
English
Noun
burning bush (plural burning bushes)
- A biblical object described in Exodus 3:1-22, used by Yahweh to communicate with Moses.
- An ornamental shrub (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.) that bears a red berry.
- A perennial herb (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.) which gives off so much essential oil that it can sometimes be lit and will burn briefly without harming the plant.
Synonyms
- (Euonymus atropurpureus): wahoo
- (Dictamnus albus): fraxinella, dittany, gas plant
Translations
biblical object
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ornamental shrub
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Dictamnus albus — see gas plant
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “burning bush”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)