Definition of Ceratopetalum gummiferum

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

Exact synonyms: Christmas Bush, Christmas Tree
Group relationships: Ceratopetalum, Genus Ceratopetalum
Generic synonyms: Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ceratopetalum Gummiferum

Ceram Sea
Cerambycidae
Cerapteryx
Cerapteryx graminis
Cerastes cornutus
Cerastium
Cerastium alpinum
Cerastium arvense
Cerastium tomentosum
Ceratitis
Ceratitis capitata
Ceratodontidae
Ceratonia
Ceratonia siliqua
Ceratopetalum
Ceratopetalum gummiferum (current term)
Ceratophyllaceae
Ceratophyllidae
Ceratophyllum
Ceratophyllus
Ceratopogon
Ceratopsia
Ceratopsidae
Ceratopteris
Ceratopteris pteridioides
Ceratopteris thalictroides
Ceratostomataceae
Ceratostomella
Ceratostomella ulmi
Ceratotherium

Literary usage of Ceratopetalum gummiferum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of the British Colonies by Robert Montgomery Martin (1835)
"... red cedar tree (allied to Flindersia, Cunningham, Cedrela toona, Brown)"; light-wood tree (Ceratopetalum gummiferum) ; black wattle tree (Acacia ..."

2. History of Austral-Asia: Comprising New South Wales, Van Dieman's Island by Robert Montgomery Martin (1839)
"... red cedar tree (allied to Flindersia, Cunningham, Cedrela toona, Brown); light wood tree (Ceratopetalum gummiferum); black wattle tree (Acacia ..."

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