Firebush

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  firebush \firebush\ n.
     1. An evergreen South American shrub *{Streptosolen
        jamesonii}) having showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers;
        grown as an ornamental or houseplant.
  
     Syn: marmalade bush, {Streptosolen jamesonii}.


          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. A densely branched Eurasian plant ({Bassia scoparia})
        whose foliage turns purple-red in autumn; also called
        {burning bush}.
  
     Syn: summer cypress, burning bush, belvedere, {Bassia
          scoparia}, Kochia scoparia.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fire-bush
       n 1: evergreen South American shrub having showy trumpet-shaped
            orange flowers; grown as an ornamental or houseplant
            [syn: {marmalade bush}, {fire bush}, {Streptosolen
            jamesonii}]
       2: densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in
          autumn [syn: {summer cypress}, {burning bush}, {fire bush},
           {belvedere}, {Bassia scoparia}, {Kochia scoparia}]