burning bushn.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: burning adj., bush n.¹

Etymology: < burning adj. + bush n.¹In sense a with allusion to the story of Moses observing a bush burning without being destroyed by the fire (Exodus 3). The specific uses denoting plants (sense b) each show a different semantic motivation: the artillery plant is probably so called because its male plants expel their pollen forcefully; with the semantic motivation in the case of dittany, compare quot. 1878, and compare also gas plant n. 2; and species of Euonymus are so called on account of their bright red autumn foliage.

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a. ‘The bush that burned and was not consumed’ mentioned in Exodus 3 and assumed as an ensign by the Presbyterian churches of Scotland, in memory of the persecution of the 17th cent.

b. A name applied to various shrubs or plants, as the Artillery plant, Pilea Serpylliflora, the Dictamnus Fraxinella, and (U.S.) the Euonymus atropurpureus and E. Americanus.

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1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Burning Bush, sometimes applied in gardens to the Artillery plant.

1878 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names Burning Bush, Dictamnus Fraxinella, L. (in gardens). It is said that the plant gives off so large a quantity of essential oil that the air around it becomes inflammable, and will ignite if a light be brought near.

1883 Harper's Mag. Apr. 726/1 The euonymus, or burning-bush, clothed in the autumn with its brilliant scarlet berries.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	burning bush
释义	burning bushn. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: burning adj., bush n.¹ Etymology: < burning adj. + bush n.¹In sense a with allusion to the story of Moses observing a bush burning without being destroyed by the fire (Exodus 3). The specific uses denoting plants (sense b) each show a different semantic motivation: the artillery plant is probably so called because its male plants expel their pollen forcefully; with the semantic motivation in the case of dittany, compare quot. 1878, and compare also gas plant n. 2; and species of Euonymus are so called on account of their bright red autumn foliage. Categories » a. ‘The bush that burned and was not consumed’ mentioned in Exodus 3 and assumed as an ensign by the Presbyterian churches of Scotland, in memory of the persecution of the 17th cent. b. A name applied to various shrubs or plants, as the Artillery plant, Pilea Serpylliflora, the Dictamnus Fraxinella, and (U.S.) the Euonymus atropurpureus and E. Americanus. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > names applied to various plants > [noun] heatha700 beeworteOE leversc725 springworteOE clotec1000 halswortc1000 sengreenc1000 bottle?a1200 bird's-tonguea1300 bloodworta1300 faverolea1300 vetchc1300 pimpernel1378 oniona1398 bird's nest?a1425 adder's grassc1450 cockheada1500 ambrosia1525 fleawort1548 son before the father1552 crow-toe1562 basil1578 bird's-foot1578 bloodroot1578 throatwort1578 phalangium1608 yew1653 chalcedon1664 dittany1676 bleeding heart1691 felon-wort1706 hedgehog1712 land caltrops1727 old man's beard1731 loosestrife1760 Solomon's seal1760 fireweed1764 desert rose1792 star of Bethlehem1793 hen and chickens1794 Aaron's beard1820 felon-grass1824 arrowroot1835 snake-root1856 firebush1858 tick-seed1860 bird's eye1863 burning bush1866 rat-tail1871 lamb's earsa1876 lamb's tongue plant1882 tar-weed1884 Tom Thumb1886 parrotbeak1890 stinkweed1932 the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > non-British euonymus shrubs pearl-tree1693 euonymus1767 strawberry tree1813 strawberry bush1856 wahoo1860 burning bush1866 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > foliage, house, or garden plants > [noun] > artillery plant Pilea1836 artillery plant1858 burning bush1866 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Burning Bush, sometimes applied in gardens to the Artillery plant. 1878 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names Burning Bush, Dictamnus Fraxinella, L. (in gardens). It is said that the plant gives off so large a quantity of essential oil that the air around it becomes inflammable, and will ignite if a light be brought near. 1883 Harper's Mag. Apr. 726/1 The euonymus, or burning-bush, clothed in the autumn with its brilliant scarlet berries. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1866
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