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}, {Euonymus atropurpureus}]

3: Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit

flammable vapor in hot weather [syn: {fraxinella}, {dittany},

{gas plant}, {Dictamnus alba}]

4: densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in

autumn [syn: {summer cypress}, {firebush}, {belvedere}, {Bassia

scoparia}, {Kochia scoparia}]