Wa·hoo n. Any of various American trees or shrubs; specif.: (a) A certain shrub (Evonymus atropurpureus) having purple capsules which in dehiscence expose the scarlet-ariled seeds; -- called also burning bush. (b) Cascara buckthorn. (c) Basswood.
Burn·ing, a.
1. That burns; being on fire; excessively hot; fiery.
2. Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement; powerful; as, burning zeal.
Like a young hound upon a burning scent. --Dryden.
Burning bush Bot., an ornamental shrub (Euonymus atropurpureus), bearing a crimson berry.
burning bush
n 1: (Old Testament) the bush that burned without being consumed
and from which God spoke to Moses
2: deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet
seeds [syn: wahoo, Euonymus atropurpureus]
3: Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit
flammable vapor in hot weather [syn: fraxinella, dittany,
gas plant, Dictamnus alba]
4: densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in
autumn [syn: summer cypress, fire bush, fire-bush, belvedere,
Bassia scoparia, Kochia scoparia]