Meanings
nounEngelmann spruce (plural Engelmann spruces)
plural Engelmann spruces
- Picea engelmannii, a spruce native to western North America.
Synonyms & antonyms
nountall spruce of Rocky Mountains and British Columbia with blue-green needles and acutely conic crown; wood used for rough lumber and boxes
Similar
Engelmann's sprucePicea engelmannii
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Named after George Engelmann (1809–1884), German-American botanist.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish engelmanninkuusi
- engelmanninkuusiPicea engelmanii
Icelandic blágreni
- blágreniPicea engelmanii
Polish świerk Engelmanna
- świerk EngelmannaPicea engelmanii
Welsh sbriws Engelmann
- sbriws EngelmannPicea engelmanii
Cite this entry
APA
Engelmann spruce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Engelmann%20spruce
MLA
“Engelmann spruce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Engelmann%20spruce. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Engelmann spruce,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Engelmann%20spruce.
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