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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



... of good times makes me think of Christmas. Didn't have no Christmas tree, but they set up a long pine table in the house and that plank table was covered with presents and none of the Negroes was ever ...
— Slave Narratives, Oklahoma - A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From - Interviews with Former Slaves • Various
... gleamed With hands across to shield from dark, it seemed; And coming dock was lit from home to sea. There was no gloam and dusk for you and me. The stars above, grand sentinels all reamed, Conducting us home like naught ever dreamed; The scalloped bridge festooned like a Christmas tree, And gate post lamps led strangers through the park. Our fathers planned that all should walk in light, That every man could find his way like day, Until the amber dawning wake the lark. Thus peacefully we glided through the night, Serenely going ...
— Some Broken Twigs • Clara M. Beede
... hand, just now, was the Christmas tree. These Christmas trees are becoming very common in our English homes, and the idea, like many more beautiful, bright, domestic thoughts, is borrowed from the Germans. You may be sure that Emilie and aunt Agnes were quite up to the preparations for this Christmas tree, and so much the more welcome ...
— Emilie the Peacemaker • Mrs. Thomas Geldart
... must take this occasion to inform you that Mrs. Sawyer and I spend Christmas quietly—very quietly. We have never had a Christmas tree, and personally I consider that holly is most suitable and decorative where Nature planted it. Christmas," finished Mr. Sawyer, slightly disconcerted by Jimsy's attentive stare, "Christmas is merely a day and a dinner. Let the frivolous make of it an orgy of ...
— Jimsy - The Christmas Kid • Leona Dalrymple
... was visiting me one summer brought her to a dance here at the Prouty House—did it on a bet that he hadn't sand enough. She came downstairs looking like a Christmas tree. Everybody gave her the frosty mitt and they ...
— The Fighting Shepherdess • Caroline Lockhart


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