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Picea
(gcide) | Picea \Pic"e*a\, n. [L., the pitch pine, from pix, picis,
pitch.] (Bot.)
A genus of coniferous trees of the northen hemisphere,
including the Norway spruce and the American black and white
spruces. These trees have pendent cones, which do not readily
fall to pieces, in this and other respects differing from the
firs.
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picea
(wn) | Picea
n 1: a genus of temperate and Arctic evergreen trees (see
spruce) [syn: Picea, genus Picea] |
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Picea alba
(gcide) | Spruce \Spruce\ (spr[udd]s), n. [OE. Spruce or Pruse, Prussia,
Prussian. So named because it was first known as a native of
Prussia, or because its sprouts were used for making, spruce
beer. Cf. Spruce beer, below, Spruce, a.]
1. (Bot.) Any coniferous tree of the genus Picea, as the
Norway spruce (Picea excelsa), and the white and black
spruces of America (Picea alba and Picea nigra),
besides several others in the far Northwest. See Picea.
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2. The wood or timber of the spruce tree.
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3. Prussia leather; pruce. [Obs.]
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Spruce, a sort of leather corruptly so called for
Prussia leather. --E. Phillips.
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Douglas spruce (Bot.), a valuable timber tree ({Pseudotsuga
Douglasii}) of Northwestern America.
Essence of spruce, a thick, dark-colored, bitterish, and
acidulous liquid made by evaporating a decoction of the
young branches of spruce.
Hemlock spruce (Bot.), a graceful coniferous tree ({Tsuga
Canadensis}) of North America. Its timber is valuable, and
the bark is largely used in tanning leather.
Spruce beer. [G. sprossenbier; sprosse sprout, shoot (akin
to E. sprout, n.) + bier beer. The word was changed into
spruce beer because the beer came from Prussia (OE.
Spruce), or because it was made from the sprouts of the
spruce. See Sprout, n., Beer, and cf. Spruce, n.] A
kind of beer which is tinctured or flavored with spruce,
either by means of the extract or by decoction.
Spruce grouse. (Zool.) Same as Spruce partridge, below.
Spruce leather. See Spruce, n., 3.
Spruce partridge (Zool.), a handsome American grouse
(Dendragapus Canadensis) found in Canada and the
Northern United States; -- called also Canada grouse.
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Picea breweriana
(gcide) | weeping spruce \weeping spruce\ n.
a medium-sized spruce of California and Oregon ({Picea
breweriana}) having pendulous branches.
Syn: Brewer's spruce.
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Picea excelsa
(gcide) | Spruce \Spruce\ (spr[udd]s), n. [OE. Spruce or Pruse, Prussia,
Prussian. So named because it was first known as a native of
Prussia, or because its sprouts were used for making, spruce
beer. Cf. Spruce beer, below, Spruce, a.]
1. (Bot.) Any coniferous tree of the genus Picea, as the
Norway spruce (Picea excelsa), and the white and black
spruces of America (Picea alba and Picea nigra),
besides several others in the far Northwest. See Picea.
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2. The wood or timber of the spruce tree.
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3. Prussia leather; pruce. [Obs.]
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Spruce, a sort of leather corruptly so called for
Prussia leather. --E. Phillips.
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Douglas spruce (Bot.), a valuable timber tree ({Pseudotsuga
Douglasii}) of Northwestern America.
Essence of spruce, a thick, dark-colored, bitterish, and
acidulous liquid made by evaporating a decoction of the
young branches of spruce.
Hemlock spruce (Bot.), a graceful coniferous tree ({Tsuga
Canadensis}) of North America. Its timber is valuable, and
the bark is largely used in tanning leather.
Spruce beer. [G. sprossenbier; sprosse sprout, shoot (akin
to E. sprout, n.) + bier beer. The word was changed into
spruce beer because the beer came from Prussia (OE.
Spruce), or because it was made from the sprouts of the
spruce. See Sprout, n., Beer, and cf. Spruce, n.] A
kind of beer which is tinctured or flavored with spruce,
either by means of the extract or by decoction.
Spruce grouse. (Zool.) Same as Spruce partridge, below.
Spruce leather. See Spruce, n., 3.
Spruce partridge (Zool.), a handsome American grouse
(Dendragapus Canadensis) found in Canada and the
Northern United States; -- called also Canada grouse.
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Picea nigra
(gcide) | Spruce \Spruce\ (spr[udd]s), n. [OE. Spruce or Pruse, Prussia,
Prussian. So named because it was first known as a native of
Prussia, or because its sprouts were used for making, spruce
beer. Cf. Spruce beer, below, Spruce, a.]
1. (Bot.) Any coniferous tree of the genus Picea, as the
Norway spruce (Picea excelsa), and the white and black
spruces of America (Picea alba and Picea nigra),
besides several others in the far Northwest. See Picea.
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2. The wood or timber of the spruce tree.
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3. Prussia leather; pruce. [Obs.]
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Spruce, a sort of leather corruptly so called for
Prussia leather. --E. Phillips.
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Douglas spruce (Bot.), a valuable timber tree ({Pseudotsuga
Douglasii}) of Northwestern America.
Essence of spruce, a thick, dark-colored, bitterish, and
acidulous liquid made by evaporating a decoction of the
young branches of spruce.
Hemlock spruce (Bot.), a graceful coniferous tree ({Tsuga
Canadensis}) of North America. Its timber is valuable, and
the bark is largely used in tanning leather.
Spruce beer. [G. sprossenbier; sprosse sprout, shoot (akin
to E. sprout, n.) + bier beer. The word was changed into
spruce beer because the beer came from Prussia (OE.
Spruce), or because it was made from the sprouts of the
spruce. See Sprout, n., Beer, and cf. Spruce, n.] A
kind of beer which is tinctured or flavored with spruce,
either by means of the extract or by decoction.
Spruce grouse. (Zool.) Same as Spruce partridge, below.
Spruce leather. See Spruce, n., 3.
Spruce partridge (Zool.), a handsome American grouse
(Dendragapus Canadensis) found in Canada and the
Northern United States; -- called also Canada grouse.
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adelges piceae
(wn) | Adelges piceae
n 1: a variety of adelgid [syn: balsam woolly aphid, {Adelges
piceae}] |
genus picea
(wn) | genus Picea
n 1: a genus of temperate and Arctic evergreen trees (see
spruce) [syn: Picea, genus Picea] |
picea
(wn) | Picea
n 1: a genus of temperate and Arctic evergreen trees (see
spruce) [syn: Picea, genus Picea] |
picea abies
(wn) | Picea abies
n 1: tall pyramidal spruce native to northern Europe having dark
green foliage on spreading branches with pendulous
branchlets and long pendulous cones [syn: Norway spruce,
Picea abies] |
picea breweriana
(wn) | Picea breweriana
n 1: medium-sized spruce of California and Oregon having
pendulous branches [syn: weeping spruce, {Brewer's
spruce}, Picea breweriana] |
picea engelmannii
(wn) | Picea engelmannii
n 1: tall spruce of Rocky Mountains and British Columbia with
blue-green needles and acutely conic crown; wood used for
rough lumber and boxes [syn: Engelmann spruce,
Engelmann's spruce, Picea engelmannii] |
picea glauca
(wn) | Picea glauca
n 1: medium-sized spruce of northeastern North America having
short blue-green leaves and slender cones [syn: {white
spruce}, Picea glauca] |
picea mariana
(wn) | Picea mariana
n 1: small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America
having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood
[syn: black spruce, Picea mariana, spruce pine] |
picea obovata
(wn) | Picea obovata
n 1: tall spruce of northern Europe and Asia; resembles Norway
spruce [syn: Siberian spruce, Picea obovata] |
picea orientalis
(wn) | Picea orientalis
n 1: evergreen tree of the Caucasus and Asia Minor used as an
ornamental having pendulous branchlets [syn: {oriental
spruce}, Picea orientalis] |
picea pungens
(wn) | Picea pungens
n 1: tall spruce with blue-green needles and dense conic crown;
older trees become columnar with lower branches sweeping
downward [syn: Colorado spruce, Colorado blue spruce,
silver spruce, Picea pungens] |
picea rubens
(wn) | Picea rubens
n 1: medium-sized spruce of eastern North America; chief lumber
spruce of the area; source of pulpwood [syn: red spruce,
eastern spruce, yellow spruce, Picea rubens] |
picea sitchensis
(wn) | Picea sitchensis
n 1: a large spruce that grows only along the northwestern coast
of the United States and Canada; has sharp stiff needles
and thin bark; the wood has a high ratio of strength to
weight [syn: Sitka spruce, Picea sitchensis] |
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