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tsuga

/ˈsuːɡə/

tsuga noun: any tree of genus Tsuga of conifers in the family Pinaceae, of which there are eight, nine, or ten species (depending on the authority), with four species occurring in North America and four to six in eastern Asia.

tsuga: any tree of genus Tsuga of conifers in the family Pinaceae, of which there are eight, nine, or ten...
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Noun

tsuga (plural tsugas)

  1. Any tree of genus Tsuga of conifers in the family Pinaceae, of which there are eight, nine, or ten species (depending on the authority), with four species occurring in North America and four to six in eastern Asia.

Forms of tsuga

pluraltsugas

Origin of tsuga

Borrowing from Japanese 栂 (tsuga, “hemlock (tree)”).

Words that rhyme with tsuga

Questions about tsuga

What does tsuga mean?
Tsuga means any tree of genus Tsuga of conifers in the family Pinaceae, of which there are eight, nine, or ten species (depending on the authority), with four species occurring in North America and four to six in eastern Asia.
What part of speech is tsuga?
Tsuga is a noun.
How do you pronounce tsuga?
Tsuga is pronounced /ˈsuːɡə/.
What is the plural of tsuga?
The plural of tsuga is tsugas.

Words near tsuga in the dictionary

  1. tsuchinoko
  2. Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
  3. Tsuchiura
  4. Tsuchiya
  5. Tsuen Wan
  6. tsuga
  7. tsugaresinol
  8. Tsugaru
  9. Tsugaru Strait
  10. tsugaruite
  11. Tsugarus

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