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Christmas bush

noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

Plants, of mostly unrelated species, that bloom around Christmas time.

A small tree or shrub that occurs in all Australian states of species Bursaria spinosa.

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Meaning 2

Plants, of mostly unrelated species, that bloom around Christmas time.

A New South Wales Christmas bush), a tall shrub from Australia of species Ceratopetalum gummiferum.

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Meaning 3

Plants, of mostly unrelated species, that bloom around Christmas time.

A tropical shrub of species Chromolaena odorata, of the sunflower family.

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Meaning 4

Plants, of mostly unrelated species, that bloom around Christmas time.

A poisonous shrub of species Comocladia dodonaea, of Caribbean islands.

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Meaning 5

Plants, of mostly unrelated species, that bloom around Christmas time.

A New Zealand Christmas bush of species Metrosideros excelsa and Metrosideros kermadecensis)

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Meaning 6

Plants, of mostly unrelated species, that bloom around Christmas time.

A Victorian Christmas bush (Prostanthera lasianthos), a shrub of Australia.

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Meaning 7

Plants, of mostly unrelated species, that bloom around Christmas time.

A legume from northern South America of species Senna bicapsularis.

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Meaning 8

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Christmas tree, Ceratopetalum gummiferum

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Broader terms: tree

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