burning bush
noun
1
- any of a number of shrubs noted for their bright red autumn foliage, in particular卫矛属植物, 尤指:
1.1
- the kochia地肤。
1.2
- the smoke tree黄栌。
2
- any of a number of shrubs or trees with bright red leaves or fruits红叶灌木(树), 红果树。
2.1
- Several plants, in particular North American spindles of the genus Euonymus (family Celastraceae), e.g. the wahoo (E. atropurpurea).数种植物, 尤指北美的卫矛属(卫矛科)植物, 如深紫卫矛(拉丁名E. atropurpurea)。
词源
mid 19th cent.: with biblical allusion to Exod. 3:2.