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 National Christmas Tree, a cut Norway spruce placed at President’s Park near the White House earlier this month, toppled over Tuesday due to strong winds in the D.C. area.

From Washington Times • Nov. 29, 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

This year, Kaufmann chose a 63-foot-tall Norway spruce.

From National Geographic • Nov. 16, 2023

By the peasantry of its native countries the Norway spruce is applied to innumerable purposes of daily life.

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