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单词 spruce pine
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spruce pine


noun

a tall coniferous tree, Pinus glabra, of the southeastern U.S., having smooth, gray bark and needles in bundles of two.
any of several other pines, as P. elliottii or P. virginiana.

Origin of spruce pine

An Americanism dating back to 1675–85

Words nearby spruce pine

spruce, spruce beer, spruce beetle, spruce budworm, spruce grouse, spruce pine, spruce sawfly, spruce-up, sprucy, sprue, spruik
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Example sentences from the Web for spruce pine

  • Beneath Eagle Crown the four-room cabin reposed in a shelter of spruce-pine, hemlock and cedar.

    The Red Debt|Everett MacDonald
  • Close beside our camping-place a large clump of spruce-pine stood in dull contrast to the snowy surface.

    The Great Lone Land|W. F. Butler

British Dictionary definitions for spruce pine

spruce pine

noun

a large pine tree, Pinus glabra, of the southeastern US
any of several similar plants, such as certain pines, hemlocks, and spruces
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