Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun burning_bush

4 senses of burning bush

Sense 1
burning bush -- ((Old Testament) the bush that burned without being consumed and from which God spoke to Moses)
       => shrub, bush -- (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Sense 2
wahoo, burning bush, Euonymus atropurpureus -- (deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds)
       => shrub, bush -- (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Sense 3
fraxinella, dittany, burning bush, gas plant, Dictamnus alba -- (Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather)
       => herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Sense 4
summer cypress, burning bush, fire bush, fire-bush, belvedere, Bassia scoparia, Kochia scoparia -- (densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn)
       => shrub, bush -- (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

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