christmas tree

1. 1.

   Australian tree or shrub with red flowers; often used in Christmas decoration

   SynonymsChristmas bushCeratopetalum gummiferum

   Broadertree

   Part ofCeratopetalum
2. 2.

   a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses

   Synonymsflame treefire treeNuytsia floribunda

   Broaderparasitic plant

   Part ofNuytsia
3. 3.

   tall timber tree of central and southern Europe having a regular crown and grey bark

   SynonymsEuropean silver firAbies alba

   Broadersilver fir
4. 4.

   medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when crushed

   Synonymsamabilis firwhite firPacific silver firred silver firAbies amabilis

   Broadersilver fir
5. 5.

   an ornamented evergreen used as a Christmas decoration

   Broaderdecoration

Questions about christmas tree

What does christmas tree mean?

christmas tree means "Australian tree or shrub with red flowers; often used in Christmas decoration". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for christmas tree?

Close synonyms include Christmas bush, Ceratopetalum gummiferum, flame tree, fire tree, Nuytsia floribunda. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is christmas tree a common word?

christmas tree is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.