spruce pine

/sprus paɪn/

Other forms: spruce pines

Definitions of spruce pine

1. noun

   common forest tree of the eastern United States and Canada; used especially for pulpwood
   synonyms: Canadian hemlock, Tsuga canadensis, eastern hemlock

   type of:

   hemlock, hemlock tree

   an evergreen tree
2. noun

   small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood
   synonyms: Picea mariana, black spruce

   type of:

   spruce

   any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
3. noun

   large two-needled pine of southeastern United States with light soft wood
   synonyms: Pinus glabra

   type of:

   pine, pine tree, true pine

   a coniferous tree
4. noun

   shrubby two-needled pine of coastal northwestern United States; red to yellow-brown bark fissured into small squares
   synonyms: Pinus contorta, lodgepole, lodgepole pine, shore pine

   type of:

   pine, pine tree, true pine

   a coniferous tree