spruce pine Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun common forest tree of the eastern United States and Canada; used especially for pulpwood
   Tsuga canadensis; eastern hemlock; Canadian hemlock.
   
2. noun small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood
   black spruce; Picea mariana.
   
3. noun shrubby two-needled pine of coastal northwestern United States; red to yellow-brown bark fissured into small squares
   shore pine; Pinus contorta; lodgepole; lodgepole pine.
   
4. noun large two-needled pine of southeastern United States with light soft wood
   Pinus glabra.
   

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