spruce pine

noun

A pine of species Pinus glabra.

Similar
eastern hemlockCanadian hemlockTsuga canadensisblack sprucePicea marianashore pinelodgepolelodgepole pine
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Meanings

spruce pine1

nounspruce pine (plural spruce pines)

plural spruce pines

  1. A pine of species Pinus glabra.

Spruce Pine2

proper noun
  1. A place in the United States:
    1. A census-designated place in Franklin County, Alabama.
    2. A town in Mitchell County, North Carolina.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncommon forest tree of the eastern United States and Canada; used especially for pulpwood

Similar
eastern hemlockCanadian hemlockTsuga canadensis
Broader
hemlockhemlock tree

nounsmall spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood

Similar
black sprucePicea mariana
Broader
spruce

nounshrubby two-needled pine of coastal northwestern United States; red to yellow-brown bark fissured into small squares

Similar
shore pinelodgepolelodgepole pinePinus contorta
Broader
pinepine treetrue pine

nounlarge two-needled pine of southeastern United States with light soft wood

Similar
Pinus glabra
Broader
pinepine treetrue pine
Also see
black sprucecanadian hemlockeastern hemlocklodgepolelodgepole pineshore pine

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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