Meanings
plural Sitka spruces
- Picea sitchensis, a very large coniferous evergreen tree.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna large spruce that grows only along the northwestern coast of the United States and Canada; has sharp stiff needles and thin bark; the wood has a high ratio of strength to weight
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- translingualPicea sitchensis
- EnglishSitka spruce
Calque of translingual Picea sitchensis. From the community of Sitka in southeast Alaska, where it is prevalent.
More words from translingual
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French épicéa de Sitka, épinette de Sitka
- épicéa de Sitkatree of the species Picea sitchensis
- épinette de Sitkatree of the species Picea sitchensis
German Sitka-Fichte
- Sitka-Fichtetree of the species Picea sitchensis
Norwegian Bokmål sitkagran
- sitkagrantree of the species Picea sitchensis
Polish świerk sitkajski
- świerk sitkajskitree of the species Picea sitchensis
Russian ель си́тхинская, си́ткинская ель
- ель си́тхинская (jelʹ sítxinskaja)tree of the species Picea sitchensis
- си́ткинская ель (sítkinskaja jelʹ)tree of the species Picea sitchensis
Welsh sbriws Sitca
- sbriws Sitcatree of the species Picea sitchensis
Cite this entry
Sitka spruce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sitka%20spruce
“Sitka spruce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sitka%20spruce. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sitka spruce,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sitka%20spruce.
Source: Sitka spruce on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.