Tsuga

noun

Tsu·​ga

ˈ(t)sügə

: a genus of Asiatic and North American evergreen trees (family Pinaceae) comprising the hemlocks and being distinguished by drooping branches, linear leaves with persistent petiole bases, and reflexed cones

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Japanese, larch

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