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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Over the years, Christmas-tree sales have been a decent indicator of how overall consumer spending is doing, according to Oscar Sloterbeck of Evercore ISI.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
She anticipates having to shut down at year’s end, with her annual Christmas-tree sale a bittersweet finale, but she hopes for an extension.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2022
All that said, Mr. Wheeler — who operates a Christmas-tree farm and produces maple syrup from his own trees — has an event of note on his calendar.
From Washington Times • Sep. 25, 2022
At the end of the season, a number of us work for an online Christmas-tree service delivering to celebrities like Rudy Giuliani and Drew Barrymore, then picking up the trees later.
From Golf Digest • May 5, 2020
The lounge, lit by the Christmas-tree lights and the gas fire, reminded me of Santa's Grotto.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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