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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.
    Judaism
  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.

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CEFR level

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

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