yuletide

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English

Camellia sasanqua

Etymology

Yule (Germanic Winter Festival) +‎ -tide (period around a festival); compare Swedish juletid.

Noun

yuletide (countable and uncountable, plural yuletides)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Yuletide (Christmas or the Christmas season).
  2. The flower Camellia sasanqua, native to Japan and nearby islands.

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