Norway spruce

noun

A species of spruce native to Europe and naturalized in temperate northeastern North America, Picea abies.

Similar
European sprucePicea abies

Meanings

nounNorway spruce (plural Norway spruces)

plural Norway spruces

  1. A species of spruce native to Europe and naturalized in temperate northeastern North America, Picea abies.

    Synonyms: European spruce

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA species of spruce native to Europe and naturalized in temperate northeastern North America, Picea abies.

More synonyms by meaning

nountall pyramidal spruce native to northern Europe having dark green foliage on spreading branches with pendulous branchlets and long pendulous cones

Similar
Picea abies
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Basque izei gorri
  • izei gorriPicea abies
Catalan avet roig
  • avet roigPicea abies
Czech smrk ztepilý
  • smrk ztepilýPicea abies
Danish rødgran
  • rødgranPicea abies
Dutch fijnspar
  • fijnsparPicea abies
Esperanto piceo
  • piceoPicea abies
Finnish metsäkuusi, euroopankuusi (subsp. apies)
  • metsäkuusiPicea abies
  • euroopankuusi (subsp. apies)Picea abies
French épicéa commun, épinette de Norvège
  • épicéa communPicea abies
  • épinette de NorvègePicea abies
German Gemeine Fichte, Fichte
  • Gemeine FichtePicea abies
  • FichtePicea abies
Irish sprús Lochlannach
  • sprús LochlannachPicea abies
Polish świerk pospolity
  • świerk pospolityPicea abies
Spanish pícea común
  • pícea comúnPicea abies
Ukrainian яли́на звича́йна, яли́на європе́йська
  • яли́на звича́йна (jalýna zvyčájna)Picea abies
  • яли́на європе́йська (jalýna jevropéjsʹka)Picea abies
  • смере́ка (smeréka)Picea abies
Welsh sbriws Norwy
  • sbriws NorwyPicea abies
Cite this entry
APA

Norway spruce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norway%20spruce

MLA

“Norway spruce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norway%20spruce. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Norway spruce,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norway%20spruce.

Source: Norway spruce on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.