épinette

noun

épi·​nette

āpēnet

plural -s

1

dialectal : any of several North American spruces

especially : white spruce sense 1

2

dialectal : a tamarack (Larix laricina)

Word History

Etymology

Canadian French, diminutive of French épine thorn, spine, from Latin spina

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