Norway spruce

American  

noun

1. a European spruce, Picea abies, having shiny, dark-green needles, grown as an ornamental.

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Norway spruce British  

noun

1. a European spruce tree, Picea abies, planted for timber and ornament, having drooping branches and dark green needle-like leaves

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Etymology

Origin of Norway spruce

First recorded in 1725–35

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Example Sentences

The researchers looked at how long enveloped and nonenveloped viruses remained infectious on the surface of six types of wood: Scots pine, silver birch, gray alder, eucalyptus, pedunculate oak and Norway spruce.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2024

The Norway spruce was planted about two weeks ago, replacing an older tree that the park service said had developed a fungal disease that caused its needles to turn brown and fall off.

From Washington Times • Nov. 30, 2023

The tree, a 40-foot Norway spruce from West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest, had been planted just two weeks ago on the White House Ellipse, an area known as President’s Park.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 2023

The 12-ton Norway spruce next to the family’s driveway matched all the criteria for Rockefeller Center.

From National Geographic • Nov. 16, 2023

The resinous products of the Norway spruce, though yielded by the tree in less abundance than those furnished by the pine, are of considerable economic value.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various