spruce pine meaning and definition

SPRUCE PINE noun

Definition of spruce pine (noun)

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