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Christmas tree   /krˈɪsməs tri/   Listen
Christmas tree

noun
1.
Australian tree or shrub with red flowers; often used in Christmas decoration.  Synonyms: Ceratopetalum gummiferum, Christmas bush.
2.
A terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses.  Synonyms: fire tree, flame tree, Nuytsia floribunda.
3.
Tall timber tree of central and southern Europe having a regular crown and grey bark.  Synonyms: Abies alba, European silver fir.
4.
Medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when crushed.  Synonyms: Abies amabilis, amabilis fir, Pacific silver fir, red silver fir, white fir.
5.
An ornamented evergreen used as a Christmas decoration.





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"Christmas tree" Quotes from Famous Books



... in frolic and pathos, and inculcates so pure a moral, that we must pronounce him a very fortunate little fellow, who catches these "Tales of Magic," as a windfall from "The Christmas Tree."—Athenaeum. ...
— Cat and Dog - Memoirs of Puss and the Captain • Julia Charlotte Maitland
... communicating, as a secret she ought not to tell, that mother was working a set of stoles, and hoped to have the white ones ready by the dedication anniversary; also that there was a box being filled for the St. Ambrose Christmas tree. They were trying to get something nice for each of the choir boys and of the old women; and therewith, to May's surprise, this youth, whom she regarded as a sort of shopman, fell into full narration of all the events of a highly-worked ...
— Nuttie's Father • Charlotte M. Yonge
... monkey found the crocodile lying motionless, as if dead. About the place were some low Chile pepper-bushes loaded with numerous bright-red fruits like ornaments on a Christmas tree. The monkey approached the crocodile, and began playing with his tail; but the crocodile made a sudden spring, and seized the monkey so tightly that he could not escape. "Think first, think first!" said the monkey. "Mark you, Mr. Crocodile! I am now the cook of his Majesty the king. Those bright-red ...
— Filipino Popular Tales • Dean S. Fansler
... front seat of the toy sleigh sat a funny little chap, about as big as the Toyman's thumb—no bigger. He wore a pointed cap that shone like tinsel on a Christmas tree. He wore a white ...
— Seven O'Clock Stories • Robert Gordon Anderson
... shoulder. "You'll look like a Christmas tree. When this damned war is over we will go to Europe, to Berlin and Munich. They have the finest streets and theaters and cafes in the world. There things are run by men for men. The food is the best of all—no French fripperies, but solid rare ...
— The Happy End • Joseph Hergesheimer


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