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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
   - wahoo, Euonymus atropurpureus
    
3. Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapour in hot weather
   - fraxinella, dittany, gas plant, Dictamnus alba
    
4. Densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn
   - summer cypress, fire bush, fire-bush, belvedere, Bassia scoparia, Kochia scoparia

Derived forms: burning bushes

Type of: bush, herb, herbaceous plant, shrub

Part of: Bassia, Euonymus, genus Bassia, genus Euonymus, genus Kochia, Kochia

Encyclopedia: Burning bush