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Christmas tree

noun

  1. an evergreen tree decorated at Christmas with ornaments and lights.
  2. a control board or panel containing a variety of colored lights for indicating the status of various functions, elements, components, etc.
  3. an elaborate arrangement of pipes, valves, etc., as for controlling the flow of oil or gas.


Christmas tree

noun

  1. an evergreen tree or an imitation of one, decorated as part of Christmas celebrations
  2. Also calledChristmas bush any of various trees or shrubs flowering at Christmas and used for decoration
  3. another name for pohutukawa
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Christmas tree1

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90
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A council has planted a dozen Christmas trees in preparation for future festive celebrations.

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“Today” ratings perennially shoot up in December after the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Plaza goes up.

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“I leave my Christmas tree up all year long, decorated,” Kathi said.

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"At 10 to five in the morning, when it was snowing and my Christmas tree was up, the police came to my door," she says.

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Another would be freshly cut Christmas trees coming in from Oregon at the old railroad tracks near the wholesale fruit market.

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