A representation in carving or stained glass of the genealogy of Jesus as a tree with Jesse at the base and intermediate descendants on branching scrolls of foliage.
Example sentencesExamples
Just when I think they have probably outgrown a particular tradition like the Jesse tree, someone will ask, ‘When are we going to get out that old tree branch and hang things on it?’
Definition of Jesse tree in US English:
Jesse tree
noun
A representation in carving or stained glass of the genealogy of Jesus as a tree with Jesse at the base and intermediate descendants on branching scrolls of foliage.
Example sentencesExamples
Just when I think they have probably outgrown a particular tradition like the Jesse tree, someone will ask, ‘When are we going to get out that old tree branch and hang things on it?’