noun
Australian tree or shrub with red flowers; often used in Christmas decoration
• Syn: ↑Christmas tree, ↑Ceratopetalum gummiferum
• Hypernyms: ↑tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ceratopetalum, ↑genus Ceratopetalum
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nounUsage: usually capitalized C
: an Australian tree (Ceratopetalum gummiferum) of the family Cunoniaceae often used in Christmas decorations — called also Christmas tree
Useful english dictionary. 2012.