black spruce
Americannoun
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a spruce, Picea mariana, of North America, having bluish-green leaves and grayish-brown bark.
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the light, soft wood of this tree.
noun
Etymology
Origin of black spruce
An Americanism dating back to 1755–65
Example Sentences
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They find that increasing wildfires are wiping out black spruce forests that grow relatively slowly and contribute to the organic layer of the underlying soils.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024
Today, water from the lake is processed and piped from the treatment plant to about 40 homes and government buildings on the reserve, which is encircled by forests of black spruce and jack pine.
From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2022
The fire burning in brush, hardwoods, black spruce and tundra was 12% contained.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2022
Some of the region’s iconic black spruce forests are giving way to faster-growing deciduous trees after they burn.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 14, 2022
Maples and hemlocks are replaced by yellow birch and the northland’s black spruce.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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