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Meanings of Picea mariana in English

Small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood.

Synonyms
Examples for "black spruce"
Examples for "black spruce"
1
The wood is as valuable as that of the black spruce.
Among the Trees at Elmridge
2
The frozen gum of the black spruce glowed like frosted topaz.
Jim Waring of Sonora-Town; Or, Tang of Life
3
The land side was protected by an enormous black spruce swamp.
The Gun-Brand
4
The trees are small black spruce and larch, but a fairly thick growth.
The Long Labrador Trail
5
The black spruce has little value as an ornamental tree.
Studies of Trees
1
They proved to be a species of spruce pine, very proper for spars, which were then wanted.
Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain J...
2
The objects observed were found to be a species of spruce pine, admirably fitted for masts and spars.
Captain Cook: His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries
3
We are still hewers of wood and drawers of water, but the spruce pine beetle is destroying our forests.
The Guardian
4
The chief produce of the island is a kind of spruce pine, exceedingly straight and tall, which grows in great abundance.
Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain J...
5
We found the tall trees to be a kind of spruce pine, very proper for spars, of which we were in want.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...