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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...