| 1. | Bible. a bush that “burned with fire and … was not consumed,” from which an angel spoke to Moses. (Ex. 3:2). |
| 2. | Also called firebush, summer cypress. a shrubby plant, Kochia scoparia, of the goosefoot family, having dense, feathery foliage that turns red in fall. |
| 3. | any of various plants of the genus Euonymus having bright red foliage in autumn. |
