white spruce
a spruce, Picea glauca, of northern North America, having bluish-green needles and silvery-brown bark.
the light, soft wood of this tree, used for pulp and in the construction of boxes, crates, etc.
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How to use white spruce in a sentence
The western white spruce is also much employed for various purposes.
They are much larger than in our native species of Black and white spruce.
Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; From Seed to Leaf | Jane H. NewellAndy dug around the white spruce tree and in a little while gathered a sufficient quantity of long string-like roots.
Troop One of the Labrador | Dillon WallaceAfter some search, however, they discovered a white spruce tree suitable for their purpose, with a trunk ten inches in diameter.
Troop One of the Labrador | Dillon WallaceWe now substituted white spruce fir, which, when grown in these high latitudes, is an excellent wood for boat-building.
Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea | John Franklin
British Dictionary definitions for white spruce
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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