tsuga

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/ˈsuːɡə/

noun

Any tree of genus Tsuga of conifers in the family Pinaceae, of which there are eight, nine, or ten species (depending on the authority), with four species occurring in North America and four to six in eastern Asia.

OriginJapanese 栂 →
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Meanings

nountsuga (plural tsugas)

plural tsugas

  1. Any tree of genus Tsuga of conifers in the family Pinaceae, of which there are eight, nine, or ten species (depending on the authority), with four species occurring in North America and four to six in eastern Asia.

Origin

  1. Japanese栂“hemlock (tree)”
  2. Englishtsuga

Borrowing from Japanese 栂 (tsuga, “hemlock (tree)”).

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Translations

German Hemlocktanne, Schierlingstanne
  • Hemlocktannethe genus Tsuga
  • Schierlingstannethe genus Tsuga

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tsuga

belugajuganarlugaruga
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Anagrams

TagusTugasagust
Cite this entry
APA

tsuga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tsuga

MLA

“tsuga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tsuga. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tsuga,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tsuga.

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