eastern hemlock

noun

Tsuga canadensis, native to the northeastern United States, adjoining areas of Canada, extending to Minnesota and Northern Michigan, and the Appalachian mountains.

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Canadian hemlockspruce pineTsuga canadensis
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Meanings

nouneastern hemlock (countable and uncountable, plural eastern hemlocks)

plural eastern hemlocks

  1. countableuncountableTsuga canadensis, native to the northeastern United States, adjoining areas of Canada, extending to Minnesota and Northern Michigan, and the Appalachian mountains.

    Synonyms: Canadian hemlock

Synonyms & antonyms

nounTsuga canadensis, native to the northeastern United States, adjoining areas of Canada, extending to Minnesota and Northern Michigan, and the Appalachian mountains.

Similar
Canadian hemlock

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
Canadian hemlockspruce pineTsuga canadensis
Broader
hemlockhemlock tree
Also see
canadian hemlockspruce pine

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

German Kanadische Hemlocktanne, Kanadische Schierlingstanne
  • Kanadische HemlocktanneTsuga canadensis
  • Kanadische SchierlingstanneTsuga canadensis
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APA

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Chicago

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