Pacific hemlock
- noun
- /pəˈsɪfɪk ˈhɛmˌlɑk/
- Specialized
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tsuga del Pacífico
- We hiked through a dense stand of towering Pacific hemlock on the coastal trail.
Examples
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Lumber companies value the wood of the Pacific hemlock for its strength and versatility.
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The forests of the Northwest are dominated by Pacific hemlock and Douglas fir.
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The Pacific hemlock is known for its tall stature.
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Many Pacific hemlocks grow along the coastal regions.
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Lumber companies value the wood of the Pacific hemlock for its strength and versatility.
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The forests of the Northwest are dominated by Pacific hemlock trees that provide essential timber.
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We hiked through a dense stand of towering Pacific hemlock, admiring its impressive height and beauty.
Synonyms
A tall evergreen tree from western North America called the western hemlock used for timber
A tall evergreen tree from western North America that provides soft wood for building
A tall evergreen tree from western North America used for its wood
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward adjective+noun combination where 'Pacific' specifies the geographic provenance of the head noun 'hemlock' (a type of tree), so the overall meaning — a hemlock from the Pacific region — is compositionally derivable. This is a common, non-idiomatic pattern across languages (place adjective + noun), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should understand the referent without prior exposure.
Etymology
Pacific hemlock simply tells where and what the tree is: Pacific shows it grows by the Pacific coast and hemlock is the kind of evergreen. That's why the name means a tall coastal evergreen tree whose wood people use for building.
