Christmas tree
Americannoun
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an evergreen tree decorated at Christmas with ornaments and lights.
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a control board or panel containing a variety of colored lights for indicating the status of various functions, elements, components, etc.
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an elaborate arrangement of pipes, valves, etc., as for controlling the flow of oil or gas.
noun
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an evergreen tree or an imitation of one, decorated as part of Christmas celebrations
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Also called: Christmas bush. any of various trees or shrubs flowering at Christmas and used for decoration
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another name for pohutukawa
Etymology
Origin of Christmas tree
An Americanism dating back to 1780–90
Example Sentences
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He noticed how people went to the rail yard in December and bought Christmas trees off boxcars, so fresh they still had ice clinging to their branches.
From Los Angeles Times
“And then Emerald would come up with a platter of jewels and start decorating me like a Christmas tree.”
From Los Angeles Times
“It’s kind of like decorating a Christmas tree,” Glory said.
From Literature
We didn’t have a Christmas tree, but we’d made paper chains in school, and Ma dug out our wispy old tinsel garlands.
From Literature
Christmas trees still strung with lights brighten apartments during power cuts.
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