spruce treen.

Brit.

/ˈspruːs triː/, U.S.

/ˈsprus ˌtri/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spruce adj.¹, tree n.

Etymology: < spruce adj.¹ + tree n.

Any of various spruces, esp. of the genus Picea. Cf. spruce n. 3, spruce fir n.

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spruce tree1497

spruce?1602

spruce fir1676

1497 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 241 A maste of a spruce tree..bought for the foremast of the seid ship.

1605 J. Rosier True Relation Voy. G. Waymouth sig. D In this Iland..were spruce trees of excellent timber and height, able to mast ships of great burthen.

1773 J. Cook Jrnl. 11 May (1961) II. 137 We first made a strong decoction of the leaves of small branches of the Spruce tree & Tea shrub.

1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. III 76 Midst rank grass a spruce-tree stood.

1924 Bull. Pop. Information (Arnold Arboretum) 10 3 Picea omorika, the Spruce-tree of southeastern Europe, is the third of the really great conifers introduced by the Arboretum.

1987 S. Barr & J. Poppy Flame xiii. 92 Across hundreds of thousands of acres from the roadside to the horizon, spruce trees, firs, and I don't know what else, dappled the land.

2016 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 24 Dec. s1 Wind whistles through spruce trees planted by his parents nearly a century ago.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spruce tree
释义	spruce treen. Brit. /ˈspruːs triː/, U.S. /ˈsprus ˌtri/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spruce adj.¹, tree n. Etymology: < spruce adj.¹ + tree n. Any of various spruces, esp. of the genus Picea. Cf. spruce n. 3, spruce fir n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > spruces > single spruce tree spruce tree1497 spruce?1602 spruce fir1676 1497 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 241 A maste of a spruce tree..bought for the foremast of the seid ship. 1605 J. Rosier True Relation Voy. G. Waymouth sig. D In this Iland..were spruce trees of excellent timber and height, able to mast ships of great burthen. 1773 J. Cook Jrnl. 11 May (1961) II. 137 We first made a strong decoction of the leaves of small branches of the Spruce tree & Tea shrub. 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. III 76 Midst rank grass a spruce-tree stood. 1924 Bull. Pop. Information (Arnold Arboretum) 10 3 Picea omorika, the Spruce-tree of southeastern Europe, is the third of the really great conifers introduced by the Arboretum. 1987 S. Barr & J. Poppy Flame xiii. 92 Across hundreds of thousands of acres from the roadside to the horizon, spruce trees, firs, and I don't know what else, dappled the land. 2016 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 24 Dec. s1 Wind whistles through spruce trees planted by his parents nearly a century ago. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1497
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