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burning bushes

burning bushes is the plural of burning bush.

Meaning of burning bush

Noun

burning bush (plural burning bushes)

  1. (Judaism) A biblical object described in Exodus 3:1-22, used by Yahweh to communicate with Moses.
  2. 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.
  3. A western burning bush (Euonymus occidentalis), native to western North America
  4. An eastern burning bush (Euonymus atropurpureus), an ornamental shrub native to the midwestern US that bears a red berry.
    Synonyms:
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  5. 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.
  6. A forest flame-creeper (Combretum paniculatum), a plant native to Africa.

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Questions about burning bushes

What is burning bushes the plural of?
Burning bushes is the plural of burning bush.

Words near burning bushes in the dictionary

  1. burning away
  2. burning bar
  3. burning bars
  4. burning bread
  5. burning bush
  6. burning bushes
  7. burning coal
  8. burning daylight
  9. burning down
  10. burning feet syndrome
  11. burning glass

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