white spruce


noun
  1. a spruce, Picea glauca, of northern North America, having bluish-green needles and silvery-brown bark.

  2. the light, soft wood of this tree, used for pulp and in the construction of boxes, crates, etc.

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Origin of white spruce

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First recorded in 1760–70

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British Dictionary definitions for white spruce

white spruce

noun
  1. a N North American spruce tree, Picea glauca, having grey bark, pale brown oblong cones, and bluish-green needle-like leaves

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