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christmas tree I. noun Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: translation of German weihnachtsbaum or Christbaum 1. : a usually small evergreen tree customarily decorated at Christmas with ornaments and lights and often when in the home with Christmas presents around the base 2. a. : christmas bush b. New Zealand : pohutukawa c. : any of several evergreen trees of the north temperate zone especially of the genera Abies and Picea 3. dialect : a Christmas gathering or celebration 4. : an oil-well control manifold consisting of an assembly of fittings (as valves, clamps, anchors, and connections) placed on the casinghead of a flowing well to control its production 5. slang : a submarine control-room panel of red and green lights that flash on and off to indicate valve conditions II. noun Usage: usually capitalized C : a legislative bill under consideration especially near the end of a session that contains a variety of amendments unrelated to the main purpose of the bill |