"Épicéa" in Europe or "épinette" and "prusse" in parts of Canada may be English equivalents of "spruce" (Picea spp).
The masculine noun "épicéa" takes "l"* ("the") as its singular definite article. Its singular indefinite article is "un" ("a, one"). The feminine noun "épinette"takes "l"* as its singular definite article, and "une" as its singular indefinite. The masculine noun "prusse" takes "le" as its singular definite article, and "un" as its singular indefinite article.
The pronunciations are as follows: "eh-pee-seh-ah," "eh-pee-neht" and "pryooss."
*The masculine and feminine singular definite articles actually are "le" and "la" respectively. But the respective vowels "e" and "a" drop before a noun that begins with a vowel. The temporary nature of the drop is indicated by an apostrophe: "l'épicéa" and l'épinette."
the blue spruce tree is commonly called 'sapin bleu, sapin bleu du Colorado' in French.
No, the spruce tree was not named after Richard Spruce. The name "spruce" is derived from the Old French term "Pruce," which referred to products from Prussia, where the trees were originally imported. Richard Spruce was a 19th-century botanist known for his work on the classification of plants, but he is not the namesake of the spruce tree.
"Prusse" is an Acadian equivalent of "spruce" (Picea spp).The equivalent in Quebec French is "épinette." The equivalent in continental French is "épicéa."
Maple syrup, poutine (a Canadian dish from Quebec, made with french fries, topped with brown gravy and curd cheese), and spruce beer (beer flavored with the buds, needles, or essence of spruce trees)
Puce is a shade of dark brownish-purple. The word comes from the French word puce, which means flea.
Spruce is a softwood.
Blue Spruce trees will eventually produce cones but they will be spruce cones.
"Spruce" is an English equivalent of the Acadian French "prusse" (Picea spp).In Quebec French, the word tends to be "épinette". In continental French, it tends to be "épicéa."
There really is no such thing as a "spruce-moose belt," however the biome where moose live and spruce trees, such as the big tall Black Spruce and White spruce prevail are in the Boreal forest biome.
A spruce is an evergreen tree of the family Abies.
The address of the Spruce Pine Public Library is: 142 Walnut Ave, Spruce Pine, 28777 2798
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