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burning bush
(gcide) | 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 bush
(gcide) | Burning \Burn"ing\, a.
1. That burns; being on fire; excessively hot; fiery.
[1913 Webster]
2. Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement;
powerful; as, burning zeal.
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Like a young hound upon a burning scent. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
Burning bush (Bot.), an ornamental shrub ({Euonymus
atropurpureus}), bearing a crimson berry.
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burning bush
(gcide) | 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
(wn) | 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}] |
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burning bush
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement;
powerful; as, burning zeal.
[1913 Webster]
Like a young hound upon a burning scent. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
Burning bush (Bot.), an ornamental shrub ({Euonymus
atropurpureus}), bearing a crimson berry.
[1913 Webster]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
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement;
powerful; as, burning zeal.
[1913 Webster]
Like a young hound upon a burning scent. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
Burning bush (Bot.), an ornamental shrub ({Euonymus
atropurpureus}), bearing a crimson berry.
[1913 Webster]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
(wn) | 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}] |
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