an evergreen tree or an imitation of one, decorated as part of Christmas celebrations - Also called: Christmas bush
any of various trees or shrubs flowering at Christmas and used for decoration - another name for pohutukawa
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ˈChrist•mas ˌtree, n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- an evergreen tree, or an artificial tree that resembles one, decorated at Christmas with ornaments and lights.
Christ′mas tree′,
- an evergreen tree decorated at Christmas with ornaments and lights.
- a control board or panel containing a variety of colored lights for indicating the status of various functions, elements, components, etc.
- an elaborate arrangement of pipes, valves, etc., as for controlling the flow of oil or gas.
- 1780–90, American.
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'Christmas tree' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Christmas stocking
- Tannenbaum
- agaze
- angel hair
- bauble
- crowning
- dress
- fairy lights
- icicle
- lighting
- orb
- tree
- trimming