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