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eastern hemlock
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  eastern hemlock - common forest tree of the eastern United States and Canada; used especially for pulpwoodCanadian hemlock, spruce pine, Tsuga canadensishemlock tree, hemlock - an evergreen tree |
Eastern hemlock
Eastern hemlock[‚ē·stərn ′hem‚läk] (forestry) Tsuga canadensis. A type of hemlock that occurs in eastern Canada, the Great Lakes states, and the Appalachians; it grows to a height of about 90 ft (27 m) and has minutely toothed leaves, with some of the smaller ones growing upside down. The bark is a principal domestic source of tannin. eastern hemlock, hemlock spruce, spruce pineWood of a coniferous tree of eastern North America; moisture-resistant, soft, coarse, uneven-textured; splinters easily; inferior for use in construction.eastern hemlock
Synonyms for eastern hemlocknoun common forest tree of the eastern United States and CanadaSynonyms- Canadian hemlock
- spruce pine
- Tsuga canadensis
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