Kochia scoparia
         n 1: densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red
               in autumn [syn: {summer cypress}, {burning bush}, {fire
               bush}, {fire-bush}, {belvedere}, {Bassia scoparia}, {Kochia
               scoparia}]

English Dictionary: Kochia scoparia	by the DICT Development Group
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Summer \Sum"mer\, n. [OE. sumer, somer, AS. sumor, sumer; akin       to OFries. sumur, D. zomer, OS. sumar, G. sommer, OHG. &       Icel. sumar, Dan. sommer, Sw. sommar, W. haf, Zend hama, Skr.       sam[be] year. [fb]292.]       The season of the year in which the sun shines most directly       upon any region; the warmest period of the year.          Note: North of the equator summer is popularly taken to                include the months of June, July, and August.                Astronomically it may be considered, in the northern                hemisphere, to begin with the summer solstice, about                June 21st, and to end with the autumnal equinox, about                September 22d.          {Indian summer}, in North America, a period of warm weather             late in autumn, usually characterized by a clear sky, and             by a hazy or smoky appearance of the atmosphere,             especially near the horizon. The name is derived probably             from the custom of the Indians of using this time in             preparation for winter by laying in stores of food.          {Saint Martin's summer}. See under {Saint}.          {Summer bird} (Zo[94]l.), the wryneck. [Prov. Eng.]          {Summer colt}, the undulating state of the air near the             surface of the ground when heated. [Eng.]          {Summer complaint} (Med.), a popular term for any diarrheal             disorder occurring in summer, especially when produced by             heat and indigestion.          {Summer coot} (Zo[94]l.), the American gallinule. [Local,             U.S.]          {Summer cypress} (Bot.), an annual plant ({Kochia Scoparia})             of the Goosefoot family. It has narrow, ciliate, crowded             leaves, and is sometimes seen in gardens.          {Summer duck}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The wood duck.       (b) The garganey, or summer teal. See Illust. of {Wood duck},             under {Wood}.          {Summer fallow}, land uncropped and plowed, etc., during the             summer, in order to pulverize the soil and kill the weeds.                      {Summer rash} (Med.), prickly heat. See under {Prickly}.          {Summer sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the hooded merganser. [Local,             U.S.]          {Summer snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The dunlin.       (b) The common European sandpiper.       (c) The green sandpiper.          {Summer tanager} (Zo[94]l.), a singing bird ({Piranga rubra})             native of the Middle and Southern United States. The male             is deep red, the female is yellowish olive above and             yellow beneath. Called also {summer redbird}.          {Summer teal} (Zo[94]l.), the blue-winged teal. [Local, U.S.]                      {Summer wheat}, wheat that is sown in the spring, and matures             during the summer following. See {Spring wheat}.          {Summer yellowbird}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Yellowbird}.