Engelmann spruce

Engelmann spruce
/eng"geuhl meuhn/
1. a narrow, conical spruce, Picea engelmannii, of western North America, having short, dense branches and yielding a soft, pale-yellow wood.
2. the soft, light wood of this tree, used in the construction of buildings and in the manufacture of paper, boxes, etc.
[1865-70; named after G. Engelmann (1809-84), German-American botanist]

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