white spruce
noun
1
: any of several spruces
especially
: a widely distributed spruce (Picea glauca) of coniferous forests of Canada and the northern U.S. that has short stiff blue-green needles and slender cones see cone illustration
2
: the wood of a white spruce
especially
: the light pale tough straight-grained wood of the common white spruce (Picea glauca) used especially for construction and as a source of paper pulp
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu received it in the city after traveling to Canada to watch the tree — a 45-foot-tall white spruce — be cut down in Lunenburg County.
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Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
24 Dec. 2025
Wind through the famous spiral tunnel of Cathedral Mountain near Banff before taking in the glacial turquoise waters of Lake Louise, flanked by forests of pine, white spruce, and Rocky Mountain Douglas firs.
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Nicole Edenedo,
AFAR Media,
26 Aug. 2025
Of particular interest to him has been the dwarf mistletoe plant, which has wreaked havoc on the island’s white spruce trees.
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Jennifer Wolcott,
Christian Science Monitor,
19 Mar. 2025
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Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
24 Dec. 2025
Wind through the famous spiral tunnel of Cathedral Mountain near Banff before taking in the glacial turquoise waters of Lake Louise, flanked by forests of pine, white spruce, and Rocky Mountain Douglas firs.
—
Nicole Edenedo,
AFAR Media,
26 Aug. 2025
Of particular interest to him has been the dwarf mistletoe plant, which has wreaked havoc on the island’s white spruce trees.
—
Jennifer Wolcott,
Christian Science Monitor,
19 Mar. 2025
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“White spruce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20spruce. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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