Burning bush Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (Old Testament) the bush that burned without being consumed and from which God spoke to Moses
  2. noun deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
    Euonymus atropurpureus; wahoo.
  3. noun Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather
    gas plant; Dictamnus alba; dittany; fraxinella.
  4. noun densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn
    fire bush; Bassia scoparia; Kochia scoparia; belvedere; fire-bush; summer cypress.

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Definitions
  1. (Bot.), an ornamental shrub (Euonymus atropurpureus), bearing a crimson berry.

Webster 1913