HyperDic: picea_sitchensis

English > 1 sense of the expression Picea sitchensis:
NOUNplantPicea sitchensis, Sitka sprucea large spruce that grows only along the northwestern coast of the United States and Canada
English > Picea sitchensis: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA 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.
SynonymSitka spruce
BroaderspruceAny coniferous tree of the genus Picea
CatalanPícea de Sitka

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