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Picea glauca

Picea glauca

9.8
A medium-sized evergreen tree with short blue-green needles called white spruce
  • noun
  • /ˈpaɪsiə ˈɡlɔːkə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Picea glauca
  • The Picea glauca tree is known for its beautiful blue-green needles.

Examples

  • Foresters often plant Picea glauca to reforest areas in northern climates.

  • The Picea glauca in their backyard provides shelter for many birds year-round.

  • Botanists studied the growth patterns of Picea glauca in varying soil conditions.

  • Many gardeners prefer Picea glauca for its hardiness.

  • The Picea glauca is often used in landscaping because of its attractive appearance and resilience.

  • In the winter, the Picea glauca trees create a stunning contrast against the snow with their dark trunks and bright needles.

  • Many wildlife species depend on the Picea glauca for food and habitat throughout the year.

Synonyms

white spruce
vsPicea glauca
  • US
1 5.6

A medium-sized evergreen tree with short blue-green needles and thin cones that grows in cold places

is the formal Latin scientific name for the same species

Surface Forms

Picea glauca singular
Picea glaucas plural

Morphology

Picea + glauca

This is a Latin binomial (taxonomic) name rather than a compositional English phrase; the second element 'glauca' is not an English word in the provided data and its meaning (glaucous/blue‑green or 'white' in common name) is not obvious to a B1 learner. Even if a learner knows that Picea denotes spruces, the species epithet is specialised Latin terminology and the overall referent (the white/glaucous spruce) is not transparently derivable from everyday English knowledge.

Etymology

Picea glauca is a name made of words that describe the tree. Picea means 'spruce' and glauca means 'blue-green', a clear picture of its pale needles, so the name helps you remember this is the 'white spruce'.