Phrase guide
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noun
A biblical object described in Exodus 3:1-22, used by Yahweh to communicate with Moses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Judaism
Topics: Christianity
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noun
Any plant of several species of Euonymus:
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any plant of several species of Euonymus:
A western burning bush (Euonymus occidentalis), native to western North America
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any plant of several species of Euonymus:
An eastern burning bush (Euonymus atropurpureus), an ornamental shrub native to the midwestern US that bears a red berry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A forest flame-creeper (Combretum paniculatum), a plant native to Africa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: summer cypress, fire bush, fire-bush, belvedere, Bassia scoparia, Kochia scoparia
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Broader terms: shrub, bush
noun
Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: fraxinella, dittany, gas plant, Dictamnus alba
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Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
noun
deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: wahoo, Euonymus atropurpureus
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Broader terms: shrub, bush
noun
(Old Testament) the bush that burned without being consumed and from which God spoke to Moses
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: shrub, bush
History
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Across languages
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