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burning bush
burning bush n. 1. In the Bible, a bush on Mount Sinai that burned miraculously without being consumed by the flames, out of which God spoke to Moses. 2. also burn·ing-bush (bûr′nĭng-bo͝osh′) Botany a. Any of several shrubs or shrubby plants, such as the summer cypress and certain species of euonymus, having foliage that turns bright red in autumn. b. See gas plant.burning bush n 1. (Plants) a rutaceous shrub, Dictamnus fraxinella, of S Europe and Asia, whose glands release a volatile inflammable oil that can burn without harming the plant: identified as the bush from which God spoke to Moses (Exodus 3:2–4) 2. (Plants) any of several shrubs or trees, esp the wahoo, that have bright red fruits or seeds 3. (Plants) another name for gas plant 4. (Plants) any of several plants, esp kochia, with a bright red autumn foliage 5. (Bible) Old Testament the bush that burned without being consumed, from which God spoke to Moses (Exodus 3:2–4) burn′ing bush′
n. 1. Also called summer cypress. a shrubby plant, Kochia scoparia, of the goosefoot family, having dense foliage that turns red in autumn. 2. any of various plants of the genus Euonymus, of the staff-tree family, that have bright red foliage in autumn. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  burning bush - (Old Testament) the bush that burned without being consumed and from which God spoke to MosesOld 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 Biblebush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems | | 2. | burning bush - deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seedsEuonymus atropurpureus, wahooEuonymus, genus Euonymus - widely distributed chiefly evergreen shrubs or small trees or vinesbush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems | | 3. |  burning bush - Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weatherDictamnus alba, dittany, fraxinella, gas plantherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests | | 4. |  burning bush - densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumnBassia scoparia, belvedere, Kochia scoparia, summer cypress, fire bush, fire-bushBassia, genus Bassia, genus Kochia, Kochia - summer cypressbush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
burning bush
burning bush, name for a North American plant of the family Celastraceae (staff treestaff tree,
common name for some temperate members of the Celastraceae, a family of trees and shrubs (many of them climbing forms), widely distributed except in polar regions.
..... Click the link for more information. family). The scriptural burning bush not consumed by fire (Ex. 3.2) is sometimes associated with a bramble or thorn and was adopted by the Presbyterian Church as an emblem of its early persecution. Burning bush is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Celastrales, family Celastraceae.  Moses and the burning bush, where the voice of God appeared to him in flames of fire to tell Moses to lead his people out of Egypt. Fortean Picture Library. Burning Bush (religion, spiritualism, and occult)The third chapter of Exodus explains that Moses, soon to become the deliverer of the Hebrew people, fled from the wrath of the Egyptian Pharaoh. Forty years later, while tending the sheep of Jethro, his Midianite father-in-law, Moses heard the voice of God speaking to him from a bush that burned but was not consumed by the fire. Here Moses learned the name by which God would henceforth be called: "I Am Who I Am." Although the monks at Saint Catherine's monastery at Mount Sinai have for generations cultivated a thorn bush of the species rubus collinus, thought to be the kind of bush Moses would have seen, no one knows for sure what kind of bush it was or even where the incident happened. The significance of the burning bush lies in the fact that this dramatic event marked a transition in Moses' life. He became aware of the presence of the God of his ancestors, reluctantly left the safety of a comfortable, quiet life, and began a journey into history and legend. Burning Bush in biblical mythology, a thorny bush that burned without being consumed, through which Yahweh appeared to Moses, calling him to lead his people out of Egyptian bondage into the Promised Land. burning bushform taken by the Angel of the Lord to speak to Moses. [O.T.: Exodus 3:2-3]See: Fireburning bush Old Testament the bush that burned without being consumed, from which God spoke to Moses (Exodus 3:2--4) burning bush
Synonyms for burning bushnoun (Old Testament) the bush that burned without being consumed and from which God spoke to MosesRelated Wordsnoun deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seedsSynonyms- Euonymus atropurpureus
- wahoo
Related Words- Euonymus
- genus Euonymus
- bush
- shrub
noun Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weatherSynonyms- Dictamnus alba
- dittany
- fraxinella
- gas plant
Related Wordsnoun densely branched Eurasian plantSynonyms- Bassia scoparia
- belvedere
- Kochia scoparia
- summer cypress
- fire bush
- fire-bush
Related Words- Bassia
- genus Bassia
- genus Kochia
- Kochia
- bush
- shrub
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