burning bush

English

Etymology

Noun

burning bush (plural burning bushes)

  1. (Judaism, Christianity) A biblical object described in Exodus 3:1-22, used by Yahweh to communicate with Moses.
  2. An ornamental shrub (Euonymus atropurpureus) that bears a red berry.
  3. A perennial herb (Dictamnus albus) which gives off so much essential oil that it can sometimes be lit and will burn briefly without harming the plant.

Synonyms

Translations
Dictamnus albus — see gas plant

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for burning bush in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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