WHITE SPRUCE


Meaning of WHITE SPRUCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1770

1. : any of several spruces ; especially : a widely distributed spruce ( Picea glauca ) of coniferous forests of Canada and the northern United States that has short stiff blue-green needles and slender cones — see cone illustration

2. : the wood of a white spruce ; especially : the light pale tough straight-grained wood of the common white spruce ( Picea glauca ) used especially for construction and as a source of paper pulp

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.