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Streptosolen jamesonii

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.

  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.