burning bush
noun
: any of several plants associated with fire (as by redness): such as
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: a deciduous Asian shrub (Euonymus alatus) of the spindle tree family having stems with corky wings and leaves that turn a brilliant red in autumn
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The Lime began to put up a column, meaning that all the threads and tendrils and wisps of smoke rising from every burning bush and tree and blade of grass braided together, billowing and twisting, climbing the sky, forming a pillar of smoke that tied the earth to the stratosphere.
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There are no burning bushes, lightning bolts, or heavenly voices.
—Terry O'Hagan, JSTOR Daily, 17 Mar. 2015
Other plants that can trigger fall allergies include burning bush, cocklebur, pigweed, sagebrush and tumbleweed.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
Why, out of all places, did God reveal himself to Moses through the sneh (burning bush)?
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
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Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
There are no burning bushes, lightning bolts, or heavenly voices.
—Terry O'Hagan, JSTOR Daily, 17 Mar. 2015
Other plants that can trigger fall allergies include burning bush, cocklebur, pigweed, sagebrush and tumbleweed.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
Why, out of all places, did God reveal himself to Moses through the sneh (burning bush)?
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
See All Example Sentences for burning bush
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“Burning bush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burning%20bush. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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