spruce

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Native trees like alder, spruce and rowan are interspersed with hawthorn shrubs.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

A spruce branch threaded through the spout as a filter.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

This chemical modification unexpectedly helps the fungus infect beetles, especially those that previously fed on spruce tissue rich in phenolic compounds.

From Science Daily • Jan. 1, 2026

Greg Werkheiser, one of the lawyers who filed the lawsuit, said nothing is wrong with wanting to spruce up federal buildings, but there are proper ways to preserve historic structures, especially those made of granite.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

She looked at the giant spruce that dominated the stage.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord