Etymology

Sitka spruce

Today it means: Picea sitchensis, a very large coniferous evergreen tree. Full definition →

translingual Picea sitchensis
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  1. translingual · calque ofPicea sitchensis
  2. English todaySitka spruce

Calque of translingual Picea sitchensis. From the community of Sitka in southeast Alaska, where it is prevalent.

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