BURNING BUSH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does burning bush mean? 

• BURNING BUSH (noun)
  The noun BURNING BUSH has 4 senses:

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

3. Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather

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

  Familiarity information: BURNING BUSH used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BURNING BUSH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Old Testament) the bush that burned without being consumed and from which God spoke to Moses

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("burning bush" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Domain category:

Old Testament (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

burning bush; Euonymus atropurpureus; wahoo

Hypernyms ("burning bush" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Holonyms ("burning bush" is a member of...):

Euonymus; genus Euonymus (widely distributed chiefly evergreen shrubs or small trees or vines)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

burning bush; Dictamnus alba; dittany; fraxinella; gas plant

Hypernyms ("burning bush" is a kind of...):

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

Meaning:

Densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Bassia scoparia; belvedere; burning bush; fire-bush; fire bush; Kochia scoparia; summer cypress

Hypernyms ("burning bush" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Holonyms ("burning bush" is a member of...):

Bassia; genus Bassia; genus Kochia; Kochia (summer cypress)