christmas-bush

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


an Australian tree, Ceratopetalum gummiferum, Smith, N.O. Saxifrageae. Called also Christmas-tree (q.v.), and Officer-bush.

1888. Mrs. McCann, `Poetical Works,' p. 226:

«Gorgeous tints adorn the Christmas bush with a crimson blush.»

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