red spruce
noun
a spruce, Picea rubens, of eastern North America, having reddish-brown bark and cones and yielding a light, soft wood used for pulp, in the construction of boxes, etc.
Origin of red spruce
1First recorded in 1770–80
Words Nearby red spruce
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How to use red spruce in a sentence
red spruce (Picea rubens) resembles, and is sometimes considered a variety of, black spruce.
The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties | Charles H. (Charles Henry) SnowOther softwoods are red spruce, hemlock, red cedar and cypress.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. Torpeyred spruce is only one of several species of spruce which contribute to the supply.
American Forest Trees | Henry H. Gibsonred spruce bears abundance of seeds, the best on the highest branches.
American Forest Trees | Henry H. GibsonSeedlings do not thrive on mineral soil, and for that reason red spruce makes a poor showing where fires have burned.
American Forest Trees | Henry H. Gibson
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