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spruce pine

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spruce pine
n.
See scrub pine.
spruce pine
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a large pine tree, Pinus glabra, of the southeastern US
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several similar plants, such as certain pines, hemlocks, and spruces
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Noun1.spruce pine - common forest tree of the eastern United States and Canadaspruce pine - common forest tree of the eastern United States and Canada; used especially for pulpwood
Canadian hemlock, eastern hemlock, Tsuga canadensis
hemlock tree, hemlock - an evergreen tree
2.spruce pine - small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliagespruce pine - small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood
black spruce, Picea mariana
spruce - any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
3.spruce pine - shrubby two-needled pine of coastal northwestern United Statesspruce pine - shrubby two-needled pine of coastal northwestern United States; red to yellow-brown bark fissured into small squares
lodgepole, lodgepole pine, Pinus contorta, shore pine
pine, pine tree, true pine - a coniferous tree
4.spruce pine - large two-needled pine of southeastern United States with light soft wood
Pinus glabra
pine, pine tree, true pine - a coniferous tree
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It is also referred to as the spruce pine or Jersey pine.
The Virginia Pine Tree by Tammy Sons / Home improvement and landscaping community
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Common Names Southern pine, southern yellow pine, Florida longleaf, Florida yellow pine, Georgia yellow pine, slash pine, loblolly pine, shortleaf pine, American pitch pine, Gulf coast pitch pine, longleaf pitch pine, longleaf pine and longleaf yellow pine, Carolina pine, northern Carolina pine, meadow pine, salt water pine, spruce pine, she pitch pine, swamp pine, bassett pine, black pine and foxtail pine are among the common names of the four species.
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