noun
Meaning 1
Picea mariana, a North American species of spruce.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gas on a stick
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
black spruce
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noun
Meaning 2
small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Picea mariana, spruce pine
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spruce
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Ahtna: tatsaayeʼ — Picea mariana
- Ahtna: tatsʼuuʼ — Picea mariana
- Naskapi: ᐃᔭᑎᒄ (iyatikw) — Picea mariana
- Lower Tanana: ts'eba t'ath — Picea mariana
- Polish: świerk czarny — Picea mariana
- Welsh: sbriws du(on) — Picea mariana