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Definition of Oriental spruce
1. Noun. Evergreen tree of the Caucasus and Asia Minor used as an ornamental having pendulous branchlets.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oriental Spruce
Literary usage of Oriental spruce
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Trees and Shrubs of Central Park by Louis Harman Peet (1903)
"you will find this oriental spruce. A good honey locust stands diagonally over
... The leaves of the oriental spruce are short, stout and blunt at the tip. ..."
2. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1864)
"Two species, respectively from Persia and Mingrelia, the oriental spruce and a
silver ... The oriental spruce is a handsome tree although somewhat stiff, ..."
3. Trees and Shrubs of Prospect Park by Louis Harman Peet (1902)
"Then we meet oriental spruce, tall, pyramidal, with beautiful dark green foliage
whose deep shadows seem full of sweetly melancholy thoughts. ..."
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