red spruce

noun

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of red spruce¹

First recorded in 1770–80

Example Sentences

Red Spruce (Picea rubens) resembles, and is sometimes considered a variety of, black spruce.

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Other softwoods are red spruce, hemlock, red cedar and cypress.

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Red spruce is only one of several species of spruce which contribute to the supply.

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Red spruce bears abundance of seeds, the best on the highest branches.

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Seedlings do not thrive on mineral soil, and for that reason red spruce makes a poor showing where fires have burned.

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