yellow spruce
- noun
- /ˈjɛloʊ spruːs/
- US
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pícea amarilla
- The lumber from yellow spruce is prized for its strength and versatility in construction.
Examples
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Many paper products in eastern Canada are made from yellow spruce pulpwood.
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Forests of yellow spruce provide important habitat for wildlife in northern regions.
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The yellow spruce is known for its strong wood.
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Many builders prefer yellow spruces for framing houses.
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The lumber from yellow spruce is widely used in furniture making due to its durability.
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In eastern North America, yellow spruce is a key species for lumber and paper production.
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Carpenters often choose yellow spruce for its lightweight yet sturdy qualities in construction.
Synonyms
A medium-sized evergreen tree from eastern North America that people use for wood and paper
A medium-sized tree with needles whose wood is used for building and paper
A medium-sized spruce tree from eastern North America that people use for timber and paper
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward adjective + noun combination: a spruce that is yellow (or called 'yellow' as a distinguishing color/species), so the overall meaning is directly derivable from the constituents. The structure is literal and non-idiomatic, and such adjective–noun denotations are cross-linguistically common, making it transparent to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Yellow spruce may come from the tree's look: people called the wood or bark yellow to tell it apart, and spruce names the tree. So the name points to a 'kind of tree' with light wood, which is why yellow spruce now means that tree used for 'lumber and paper'.
