Tannenbaum

[ tah-nuh n-boum; English tan-uh n-boum ]

/ ˈtɑ nənˌbaʊm; English ˈtæn ənˌbaʊm /

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noun, plural Tan·nen·bäu·me [tah-nuh n-boi-muh] /ˈtɑ nənˌbɔɪ mə/, English Tan·nen·baums. German.

a Christmas tree.

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Origin of Tannenbaum

literally, fir tree

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Examples from the Web for tannenbaum

Well, I always say to Mr. Tannenbaum, it's a small world, after all.
Gigolo|Edna Ferber
It seemed but a natural part of his dying vision of Augsburg—the Tannenbaum making itself weirdly real before his fading sight.
The Deserter, and Other Stories|Harold Frederic