burning bush
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Tweet 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 (bûrnĭng-bsh) 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. |
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