a short NOVEL by Charles DICKENS about an unpleasant old man called SCROOGE who hates to spend money. On CHRISTMAS EVE several GHOST s visit him to warn him about what will happen if he does not change. When he wakes up the next morning, he becomes a happy generous person, especially to his worker Bob CRATCHIT and CRATCHIT's sick son, TINY TIM .
ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having large white flowers and red berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia
spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red berries
epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-purple flowers that bloom in winter