fire bush
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- noun
- The leaves of the fire bush turn a vibrant red when autumn arrives.
Examples
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In the park, a row of fire bush shrubs brightened the walkway with their brilliant foliage.
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The fire bush blooms beautifully in the summer.
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Gardeners often plant fire bushes to add color to their landscapes in the fall.
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Look at that fire bush!
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Gardeners often plant fire bushes to add color to their landscapes in the fall.
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In the park, a row of fire bush shrubs brightened the walkway with their brilliant foliage.
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The leaves of the fire bush turn a vibrant red when autumn arrives.
Synonyms
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A low woody plant with several stems growing from the ground
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A bush that makes flowers and is grown for its looks
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A small evergreen tree from western Australia with bright orange flowers that lives on grass roots
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A thorny evergreen bush that has white flowers and red or orange berries
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A shrub or small tree with scented, colorful flowers that attract butterflies
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A small bush from North America with pretty leaves, flowers, and bright fruit
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A tree with bright red or orange flowers that look like flames
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A shrub with bright red or purple leaves used for decoration
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An Australian small tree or bush with bright red flowers used as a Christmas decoration
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A shrub or small tree with feathery flowers that look like puffs of smoke
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A bushy shrub with clusters of yellow or greenish flowers that attract butterflies
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A spiny bush with small white flowers and bright red or orange berries
A shrub with many branches whose leaves turn purple-red in autumn
A small Australian bush with bright red flowers
A South American bush or small tree with bright red flowers often grown in gardens
A small green bush with bright orange flowers shaped like trumpets grown for decoration
An evergreen South American shrub with bright orange, trumpet-shaped flowers grown for decoration
An evergreen shrub with bright red berries used to decorate gardens
A small bush with silver leaves grown to make gardens look bright
A North American bush with silvery leaves and fruit that loses leaves in winter
A small bush that loses its leaves each year with strong-smelling leaves, yellow flowers, and red or yellow berries
Surface Forms
Morphology
fire + bush
The compound combines 'fire' (evoking flame/bright/red color or striking appearance) with 'bush' (a small woody plant), so a B1 learner who knows both words can plausibly infer a shrub with fiery-looking foliage or flowers. This modifier+noun composition is a regular, compositional pattern and cross-linguistically common, making the meaning directly derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
The name fire bush comes from the bright red or orange leaves and flowers that make a bush look like fire, so the name now means 'a shrub grown for decoration'.