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单词 sitka spruce
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Sitka spruce


noun

a spruce, Picea sitchensis, of western North America, having long, silvery-white needles, grown as an ornamental.
the soft, pale-brown wood of this tree, used for making furniture and in the construction of houses.

Origin of Sitka spruce

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

Words nearby Sitka spruce

Sithole, sit-in, sit-ins, Sitka, sitkamer, Sitka spruce, sito-, sitology, sitomania, sit on, sit on one's hands
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British Dictionary definitions for Sitka spruce

sitka spruce
/ (ˈsɪtkə) /

noun

a tall North American spruce tree, Picea sitchensis, having yellowish-green needle-like leaves: yields valuable timber

Word Origin for sitka spruce

C19: from Sitka
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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