white spruce

white spruce

noun
1.
a spruce, Picea glauca, of northern North America, having bluish-green needles and silvery-brown bark.
2.
the light, soft wood of this tree, used for pulp and in the construction of boxes, crates, etc.

Origin:
1760–70
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white spruce
 
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a N North American spruce tree, Picea glauca, having grey bark, pale brown oblong cones, and bluish-green needle-like leaves

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