SITKA SPRUCE


Meaning of SITKA SPRUCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsit-kə- ]

noun

Etymology: Sitka, Alaska

Date: 1895

: a tall spruce ( Picea sitchensis ) of the northern Pacific coast of North America that has thin reddish-brown bark, flat needles, and cones with slightly toothed scales — see cone illustration

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