burning bush
noun
: any of several plants associated with fire (as by redness): such as
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: a deciduous Asian shrub (Euonymus alatus) of the spindle tree family having stems with corky wings and leaves that turn a brilliant red in autumn
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Other plants that can trigger fall allergies include burning bush, cocklebur, pigweed, sagebrush and tumbleweed.
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Katia Hetter, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
Why, out of all places, did God reveal himself to Moses through the sneh (burning bush)?
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
Like the prophet, Moses Schneider experiences not only life-changing fire (a nod to the burning bush), but also moments of vocation and epiphany, such as when a supernatural force seems to prevent him from putting his dead son’s yarmulke back on that snowman, where an unknown person had placed it.
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
Leaves from a burning bush shrub blaze with red color, witch hazel beams yellow or orange, and of course maples come in all three.
—Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
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Katia Hetter, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
Why, out of all places, did God reveal himself to Moses through the sneh (burning bush)?
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
Like the prophet, Moses Schneider experiences not only life-changing fire (a nod to the burning bush), but also moments of vocation and epiphany, such as when a supernatural force seems to prevent him from putting his dead son’s yarmulke back on that snowman, where an unknown person had placed it.
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
Leaves from a burning bush shrub blaze with red color, witch hazel beams yellow or orange, and of course maples come in all three.
—Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
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