blue spruce

American  

noun

1. a spruce, Picea pungens, of western North America, having bluish-green leaves, grown as an ornamental: the state tree of Colorado and Utah.

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blue spruce British  

noun

1. Also called: balsam spruce.  a spruce tree, Picea pungens glauca , native to the Rocky Mountains of North America, having blue-green needle-like leaves

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Etymology

Origin of blue spruce

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

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• white spruce vs. blue spruce

Example Sentences

In 18,47, Imgard reportedly celebrated Christmas by decorating blue spruce with candy canes and ornaments and his neighbors in Wooster, Ohio, took notice.

From Fox News • Dec. 19, 2021

There are eight varieties spread across 20 acres: Scotch pine, white pine, Fraser fir, Canaan fir, concolor fir, Norway spruce, blue spruce, and Douglas fir.

From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2021

The wildly colorful blue spruce was adorned with popcorn strings, daisy strands and cranberry garland.

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2020

Give your favorite green thumb a blue spruce tree that will grow with them.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2020

A great copper beach was flaunting its gorgeous colors in the clear morning air; beyond it a clump of blue spruce seemed a background for the riotous autumn tints.

From Drusilla with a Million by Cooper, Elizabeth