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Sitka spruce

Sitka spruce noun: picea sitchensis, a very large coniferous evergreen tree.

Noun

Sitka spruce (plural Sitka spruces)

  1. Picea sitchensis, a very large coniferous evergreen tree.

Forms of Sitka spruce

pluralSitka spruces

Origin of Sitka spruce

Calque of translingual Picea sitchensis. From the community of Sitka in southeast Alaska, where it is prevalent.

Questions about Sitka spruce

What does Sitka spruce mean?
Sitka spruce means picea sitchensis, a very large coniferous evergreen tree.
What part of speech is Sitka spruce?
Sitka spruce is a noun.
What is the plural of Sitka spruce?
The plural of Sitka spruce is Sitka spruces.

Words near Sitka spruce in the dictionary

  1. sitios
  2. Sitka
  3. Sitka alder
  4. Sitka crab
  5. Sitka deer
  6. Sitka spruce
  7. Sitka spruces
  8. Sitkan
  9. Sitkas
  10. Sitko
  11. Sitkos

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