NOUN | plant | burning bush | (Old Testament) the bush that burned without being consumed and from which God spoke to Moses |
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plant | burning bush, wahoo, Euonymus atropurpureus | deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds | |
plant | burning bush, fraxinella, dittany, gas plant, Dictamnus alba | Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather | |
plant | burning bush, summer cypress, fire bush, fire-bush, belvedere, Bassia scoparia, Kochia scoparia | densely branched Eurasian plant |
Meaning | (Old Testament) the bush that burned without being consumed and from which God spoke to Moses. | |
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Category | Old Testament | The collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people |
Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
Meaning | deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds. | |
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Synonyms | wahoo, Euonymus atropurpureus | |
Member of | Euonymus, genus Euonymus | widely distributed chiefly evergreen shrubs or small trees or vines |
Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
Meaning | Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather. | |
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Synonyms | fraxinella, dittany, gas plant, Dictamnus alba | |
Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
Spanish | fraxinella | |
Catalan | fraxinella |
Meaning | densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn. | |
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Synonyms | summer cypress, fire bush, fire-bush, belvedere, Bassia scoparia, Kochia scoparia | |
Member of | Bassia, genus Bassia, Kochia, genus Kochia | summer cypress |
Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
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