red spruce

American  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of red spruce

First recorded in 1770–80

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Example Sentences

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red spruce

Right now, park managers are still finding new red spruce saplings around the park, which is a good sign.

From New York Times ● May 18, 2021

The sprawling factory in a former high school is imbued with the aromas of red spruce and other woods, and the shoptalk is about screws and laminated steel chisels.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2020

Gatlinburg, Tenn., or Townsend, Tenn., enter an area that’s 95 percent forested with the largest block of virgin red spruce on Earth.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 15, 2016

At Stratton Mountain, groves of red spruce and balsam fir seemed to wheeze under the weight of so much snow.

From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2015

That night he slept near the top of a red spruce.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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