单词 | blue spruce |
释义 | > as lemmasblue spruce blue spruce n. any of several spruce trees having needles of a glaucous blue colour; esp. Picea pungens, which is native to northern and western North America and commonly grown as an ornamental. ΚΠ 1817 F. A. Michaux N. Amer. Sylva III. 145 Nurserymen in France and Germany distinguish two varieties, the White or Silver Spruce and the Blue Spruce. 1863 Gardener's Monthly Jan. 21/1 Blue Spruce..Abies caerulescens. 1928 Bot. Gaz. 86 137 Maximum rooting for blue spruce occurred from February 15 to April 15. 2005 D. Burke Compl. Burke's Backyard 46/1 If there was a hierarchy of garden plants, the blue spruce would be considered to be the king of all plants. < as lemmas |
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