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Meaning of burning bush | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A biblical object described in Exodus 3:1-22, used by Yahweh to communicate with Moses.
  2. Any plant of several species of Euonymus:
  3. 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.
  4. A western burning bush (Euonymus occidentalis), native to western North America
  5. An eastern burning bush (Euonymus atropurpureus), an ornamental shrub native to the midwestern US that bears a red berry.
  6. 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.
  7. A forest flame-creeper (Combretum paniculatum), a plant native to Africa.
  8. A summer cypress (Bassia scoparia, syn. Kochia scoparia), a large annual herb in the family Chenopodiaceae, native to Eurasia, introduced to many parts of North America.

Equivalents

Čeština brslen
Español zarza ardiente
Français buisson ardent
עברית סנה
Italiano roveto ardente
日本語 錦木
한국어 화살나무
Português sarça ardente
Svenska brinnande buske

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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