Christmas tree

/ˌkrɪsməs ˈtri/

/ˈkrɪsməs tri/

Other forms: Christmas trees

Definitions of Christmas tree

1. noun

   an ornamented evergreen used as a Christmas decoration
   type of:

   decoration, ornament, ornamentation

   something used to beautify
2. noun

   medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when crushed
   synonyms: Abies amabilis, Pacific silver fir, amabilis fir, red silver fir, white fir

   type of:

   silver fir

   any of various true firs having leaves white or silvery white beneath
3. noun

   tall timber tree of central and southern Europe having a regular crown and grey bark
   synonyms: Abies alba, European silver fir

   type of:

   silver fir

   any of various true firs having leaves white or silvery white beneath
4. noun

   Australian tree or shrub with red flowers; often used in Christmas decoration
   synonyms: Ceratopetalum gummiferum, Christmas bush

   type of:

   tree

   a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
5. noun

   a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses
   synonyms: Nuytsia floribunda, fire tree, flame tree

   type of:

   parasitic plant

   plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it