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Definition of Scarlet bush
1. Noun. Handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson flowers; Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil.
Generic synonyms: Hamelia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scarlet Bush
Literary usage of Scarlet bush
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"Of the best-known species much prized in Florida and recommended for northern
conservatories under the name of "scarlet bush," EN Reasoner writes: "Hamelia ..."
2. The Secret Caribbean: Affordable Hideaways of the Rich and Famous by Brooke Comer (1999)
"The 2000 different plants that grow on the property will always be protected.
These include tropical flowers with names like scarlet bush and lobster claw, ..."
3. An Old Fly Book and Other Stuff by John Warren Harper (1912)
"We stole as if thro dim lit hall Of scarlet bush and gilded trees And crept behind
a crumbling wall Where Autumn hung her tapestries, Then rose amid the ..."
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