burning bush

plural burning bushes

1. JudaismChristianityA biblical object described in Exodus 3:1-22, used by Yahweh to communicate with Moses.
2. Any plant of several species of Euonymus:
   1. A winged spindle or winged euonymus (Euonymus alatus), with vivid magenta Fall foliage, native to eastern Asia common as an ornamental and invasive in North America.
   2. A western burning bush (Euonymus occidentalis), native to western North America
   3. An eastern burning bush (Euonymus atropurpureus), an ornamental shrub native to the midwestern US that bears a red berry.

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3. A white dittany (Dictamnus albus), a perennial herb which gives off so much essential oil that it can sometimes be lit and will burn briefly without harming the plant.

   Synonyms: fraxinella, dittany, gas plant

4. A forest flame-creeper (Combretum paniculatum), a plant native to Africa.
5. A summer cypress (Bassia scoparia, syn. Kochia scoparia), a large annual herb in the family Chenopodiaceae, native to Eurasia, introduced to many parts of North America.