spruce pine
noun
a tall coniferous tree, Pinus glabra, of the southeastern U.S., having smooth, gray bark and needles in bundles of two.
any of several other pines, as P. elliottii or P. virginiana.
Origin of spruce pine
An Americanism dating back to 1675–85
Words nearby spruce pine
spruce beer,
spruce beetle,
spruce budworm,
spruce gall aphid,
spruce grouse,
spruce pine,
spruce sawfly,
spruce up,
spruce-up,
sprucy,
sprue
Example sentences from the Web for spruce pine
Beneath Eagle Crown the four-room cabin reposed in a shelter of spruce-pine, hemlock and cedar.
The Red Debt |Everett MacDonaldClose beside our camping-place a large clump of spruce-pine stood in dull contrast to the snowy surface.
The Great Lone Land |W. F. Butler
British Dictionary definitions for spruce pine
spruce pine
noun
a large pine tree, Pinus glabra, of the southeastern US
any of several similar plants, such as certain pines, hemlocks, and spruces