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black spruce noun[ C or U ] uk /ˌblæk ˈspruːs/ us /ˌblæk ˈspruːs/ a small Canadian evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) with leaves like needles: The hillsides are covered with birch and black spruce forests. The black spruce is the provincial tree of Newfoundland. Black spruce is widespread across Canada and a major source of pulp for making paper. Black spruces and maples grew in the swampy land a short way inland from the coast. We took shelter in a stand of stunted, spindly black spruce. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Types of evergreen & coniferous tree araucaria arborvitae arbutus areca Atlantic white cedar Eastern white pine eucalyptus ficus fir Fraser fir monkey puzzle mountain laurel Norfolk Island pine Norway spruce oleander sequoia silver fir Sitka spruce strawberry tree subalpine fir |