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(Encyclopedia) spruce, any plant of the genus Picea, evergreen trees or shrubs of the family Pinaceae (pine family) widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. The needles are angular in cross…Brewer's: Spruce
Smart, dandified. Hall tells us it is a contraction of Prussian-like, à la Prusse, and gives the subjoined quotation: “After them came $$$ Edward Hayward, and with him Sir Thomas Parre, in…red spruce
(Encyclopedia) red spruce: see spruce.Douglas spruce
(Encyclopedia) Douglas spruce: see pine.Raritan
(Encyclopedia) Raritan, river, 85 mi (137 km) long, rising in N central N.J., and flowing generally SE to Raritan Bay, an arm of Lower New York Bay, at Perth Amboy. Through pumping the Raritan…McMinnville
(Encyclopedia) McMinnville, city (1990 pop. 17,894), seat of Yamhill co., NW Oreg.; inc. 1876. It is a trade and processing center in the fertile Willamette valley. Foods, textiles, and building…Allegheny Plateau
(Encyclopedia) Allegheny Plateau, dissected plateau, western part of the Appalachian Mts., extending c.500 mi (800 km) SW from N Pa. to SW Va., rising to c.4,860 ft (1,480 m) at Spruce Knob, the…Nelson, river, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Nelson, river, c.400 mi (640 km) long, issuing from the northeast end of Lake Winnipeg, central Man., Canada, and flowing NE to Hudson Bay at Port Nelson. With the Bow–South…clapboard
(Encyclopedia) clapboardclapboardklăbˈərd [key], board used for the exterior finish of a wood-framed building and attached horizontally to the wood studs. The word, in its original and strict use,…chewing gum
(Encyclopedia) chewing gum, confection consisting usually of chicle, flavorings, and corn syrup and sugar (or artificial sweeteners). Prehistoric people are believed to have chewed resins. Spruce…Trending
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