spruce firn.

Brit.

/ˈspruːs fəː/, U.S.

/ˈsprus ˌfər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spruce adj.¹, fir n.

Etymology: < spruce adj.¹ + fir n. Compare earlier spruce n. 3.

Any of various spruces, esp. of the genus Picea. Also with distinguishing word. Cf. spruce n. 3, spruce tree n.hemlock spruce fir, Norway spruce fir: see the first element.

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spruce?1602

Norway fir1666

spruce fir1676

hemlock tree1679

hemlock1728

spruce pine1731

white spruce1731

black spruce1741

red spruce1741

Norway spruce1766

silver fir1789

var1793

Engelmann1866

Sitka spruce1867

Sitka pine1868

skunk spruce1876

Colorado spruce1881

Yeddo spruce1932

the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > spruces > single spruce tree

spruce tree1497

spruce?1602

spruce fir1676

1676 M. Cook Manner of raising Forrest-trees xxxviii. 140 The Bowling-Green at Cashiobury..is 80 yards, or 240 foot diameter, with a border 16 foot wide, planted with three Rowes of Spruce-firs.

1690 Jrnl. Late Motions & Actions of Confederate Forces 19 In one part thereof is a small Deer-Park, planted with several Groves, of divers sorts of pleasant stately Trees, as Fir, Walnut, Chesnut, Spruce-Fir.

1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Abies The Common Firr, or Pitch Tree; sometimes called, The Norway or Spruce Firr.

1768 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (new ed.) II. ii. 262 The last spring we discovered the nest of this bird in a spruce fir.

1812 J. Smyth Pract. of Customs ii. 72 This Essence is extracted from the small twigs or sprouts of the black and white Spruce Fir.

1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. i. iii. 109 The whole will be shaped like a cone or pyramid, as in the Spruce Fir.

1908 Times 21 Apr. 12/1 Among spruce firs of recent introduction none promises better than Picea ajanensis, a lofty species from Manchuria, Eastern Siberia, and the Kurile Islands of Japan.

1966 Ulster Jrnl. Archaeol. 29 53 The other half (if still surviving) lay inaccessible in the shelter belt of spruce firs.

2015 Times (Scotl. ed.) (Nexis) 6 Nov. 37 They are often found in spruce firs, with their long, orange cones.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	spruce fir
释义	spruce firn. Brit. /ˈspruːs fəː/, U.S. /ˈsprus ˌfər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spruce adj.¹, fir n. Etymology: < spruce adj.¹ + fir n. Compare earlier spruce n. 3. Any of various spruces, esp. of the genus Picea. Also with distinguishing word. Cf. spruce n. 3, spruce tree n.hemlock spruce fir, Norway spruce fir: see the first element. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > spruces spruce?1602 Norway fir1666 spruce fir1676 hemlock tree1679 hemlock1728 spruce pine1731 white spruce1731 black spruce1741 red spruce1741 Norway spruce1766 silver fir1789 var1793 Engelmann1866 Sitka spruce1867 Sitka pine1868 skunk spruce1876 Colorado spruce1881 Yeddo spruce1932 the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > spruces > single spruce tree spruce tree1497 spruce?1602 spruce fir1676 1676 M. Cook Manner of raising Forrest-trees xxxviii. 140 The Bowling-Green at Cashiobury..is 80 yards, or 240 foot diameter, with a border 16 foot wide, planted with three Rowes of Spruce-firs. 1690 Jrnl. Late Motions & Actions of Confederate Forces 19 In one part thereof is a small Deer-Park, planted with several Groves, of divers sorts of pleasant stately Trees, as Fir, Walnut, Chesnut, Spruce-Fir. 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Abies The Common Firr, or Pitch Tree; sometimes called, The Norway or Spruce Firr. 1768 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (new ed.) II. ii. 262 The last spring we discovered the nest of this bird in a spruce fir. 1812 J. Smyth Pract. of Customs ii. 72 This Essence is extracted from the small twigs or sprouts of the black and white Spruce Fir. 1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. i. iii. 109 The whole will be shaped like a cone or pyramid, as in the Spruce Fir. 1908 Times 21 Apr. 12/1 Among spruce firs of recent introduction none promises better than Picea ajanensis, a lofty species from Manchuria, Eastern Siberia, and the Kurile Islands of Japan. 1966 Ulster Jrnl. Archaeol. 29 53 The other half (if still surviving) lay inaccessible in the shelter belt of spruce firs. 2015 Times (Scotl. ed.) (Nexis) 6 Nov. 37 They are often found in spruce firs, with their long, orange cones. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1676
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