Norway spruce
noun
: a widely cultivated spruce (Picea abies) of northern Europe that has a pyramidal shape, spreading branches and pendulous branchlets, dark foliage, and long pendulous cones
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In a grove of Norway spruce not far from the cabin, a ruffed grouse exploded from a branch directly overhead and gave everyone a start.
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Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
Outside, a towering 55-foot-tall Norway spruce stands on the front lawn, surrounded by 26 illuminated evergreens.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Front lawn Of course, one of the notable filming locations is Biltmore House’s front lawn, which boasts a 55-ft. Norway spruce wrapped with 55,000 lights.
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Earl Albert honored his late wife, Leslie, by donating a huge Norway spruce tree from the couple’s West Stockbridge yard to be the 2024 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.
—NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
Outside, a towering 55-foot-tall Norway spruce stands on the front lawn, surrounded by 26 illuminated evergreens.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Front lawn Of course, one of the notable filming locations is Biltmore House’s front lawn, which boasts a 55-ft. Norway spruce wrapped with 55,000 lights.
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Earl Albert honored his late wife, Leslie, by donating a huge Norway spruce tree from the couple’s West Stockbridge yard to be the 2024 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.
—NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Norway spruce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Norway%20spruce. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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