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Burning bush

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  1. 1
    A biblical object described in Exodus 3:1-22, used by Yahweh to communicate with Moses. Judaism
  2. 2
    densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn wordnet
  3. 3
    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.
  4. 4
    Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather wordnet
  5. 5
    Any plant of several species of Euonymus:; A western burning bush (Euonymus occidentalis), native to western North America
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  1. 6
    deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds wordnet
  2. 7
    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.
  3. 8
    (Old Testament) the bush that burned without being consumed and from which God spoke to Moses wordnet
  4. 9
    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.
  5. 10
    A forest flame-creeper (Combretum paniculatum), a plant native to Africa.
  6. 11
    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.

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