marmalade bush

marmalade bush
a shrub, Streptosolen jamesonii, of the nightshade family, native to South America, bearing showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers, grown as an ornamental or houseplant.

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  • marmalade-bush — puošnioji vijovirkštė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bulvinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Streptosolen jamesonii), paplitęs Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Browallia jamesonii; Streptosolen jamesonii angl. firebush; marmalade bush;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • marmalade bush — noun evergreen South American shrub having showy trumpet shaped orange flowers; grown as an ornamental or houseplant • Syn: ↑fire bush, ↑fire bush, ↑Streptosolen jamesonii • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • fire bush — noun 1. evergreen South American shrub having showy trumpet shaped orange flowers; grown as an ornamental or houseplant • Syn: ↑marmalade bush, ↑fire bush, ↑Streptosolen jamesonii • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms …   Useful english dictionary

  • fire-bush — noun 1. evergreen South American shrub having showy trumpet shaped orange flowers; grown as an ornamental or houseplant • Syn: ↑marmalade bush, ↑fire bush, ↑Streptosolen jamesonii • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms …   Useful english dictionary

  • burning bush — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • genus Streptosolen — noun one species: marmalade bush • Syn: ↑Streptosolen • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Solanaceae, ↑family Solanaceae, ↑potato family …   Useful english dictionary

  • Streptosolen — noun one species: marmalade bush • Syn: ↑genus Streptosolen • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Solanaceae, ↑family Solanaceae, ↑potato family …   Useful english dictionary

  • Streptosolen jamesonii — noun evergreen South American shrub having showy trumpet shaped orange flowers; grown as an ornamental or houseplant • Syn: ↑marmalade bush, ↑fire bush, ↑fire bush • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bassia scoparia — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bassia scoparia — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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