burning bush


burning bush

noun

Definition of BURNING BUSH

: any of several plants associated with fire (as by redness): as a : 2wahoo b : summer cypress c : a deciduous Asian shrub (Euonymus alata) of the spindle tree family having stems with corky wings and leaves that turn a brilliant red in autumn

First Known Use of BURNING BUSH

1785

Rhymes with BURNING BUSH

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