Christmas tree : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Christmas tree	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Christmas tree
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Christmas tree n Australian tree or shrub with red flowers; often used in Christmas decoration Synonym(s): Christmas bush, Christmas tree, Ceratopetalum gummiferum a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses Synonym(s): flame tree, fire tree, Christmas tree, Nuytsia floribunda tall timber tree of central and southern Europe having a regular crown and grey bark Synonym(s): European silver fir, Christmas tree, Abies alba medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when crushed Synonym(s): amabilis fir, white fir, Pacific silver fir, red silver fir, Christmas tree, Abies amabilis an ornamented evergreen used as a Christmas decoration
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Christmas \Christ"mas\, n. [Christ + mass.] An annual church festival (December 25) and in some States a legal holiday, in memory of the birth of Christ, often celebrated by a particular church service, and also by special gifts, greetings, and hospitality. {Christmas box}. (a) A box in which presents are deposited at Christmas. (b) A present or small gratuity given to young people and servants at Christmas; a Christmas gift. {Christmas carol}, a carol sung at, or suitable for, Christmas. {Christmas day}. Same as {Christmas}. {Christmas eve}, the evening before Christmas. {Christmas fern} (Bot.), an evergreen North American fern ({Aspidium acrostichoides}), which is much used for decoration in winter. {Christmas flower}, {Christmas rose}, the black hellebore, a poisonous plant of the buttercup family, which in Southern Europe often produces beautiful roselike flowers midwinter. {Christmas tree}, a small evergreen tree, set up indoors, to be decorated with bonbons, presents, etc., and illuminated on Christmas eve.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
Christmas tree n. A kind of RS-232 line tester or breakout box featuring rows of blinking red and green LEDs suggestive of Christmas lights.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Christmas tree A kind of EIA-232 line tester or breakout box featuring rows of blinking red and green LEDs suggestive of Christmas lights. [{Jargon File}]