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]

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.
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   2. Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement;
      powerful; as, burning zeal.
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            Like a young hound upon a burning scent. --Dryden.
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   Burning bush (Bot.), an ornamental shrub (Euonymus
      atropurpureus), bearing a crimson berry.
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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]