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black spruce

noun

a spruce, Picea mariana, of North America, having bluish-green leaves and grayish-brown bark.
the light, soft wood of this tree.

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Nearby words

black skimmer, black smoker, black snake, black snakeroot, black spot, black spruce, black squirrel, black stem, black studies, black stump, black sucker

Origin of black spruce

An Americanism dating back to 1755–65
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British Dictionary definitions for black spruce

black spruce

noun

a coniferous tree, Picea mariana, of the northern regions of North America, growing mostly in cold bogs and having dark green needlesAlso called: spruce pine
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