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Definition of Genus Picea

1. Noun. A genus of temperate and Arctic evergreen trees (see spruce).

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Picea

Literary usage of Genus Picea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1886)
"In the amount of resin contained in the wood, the genus Picea ranks second among conifers; the species Picea excelsa, common in Europe, contains 2'16 per ..."

2. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People by Chambers, W. and R., publ (1876)
"The Silver Firs form the genus Picea of some, distinguished by the deciduous scales of the (erect) cones. It being supposed, however, ..."

3. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"The Silver Firs form the genus Picea of some, distinguished by the deciduous scales of the (erect) cones. It being supposed, however, ..."

4. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1889)
"The genus Picea consists of about twelve species, the cones of which are pendulous, and the scales persistent, opening only when mature to shed the seeds. ..."

5. The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties by Charles Henry Snow (1908)
"... hemlock leaves are flat, blunt, and two-ranked, and that fir cones point upward. The genus picea has twelve species, five of which are North American ..."

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