Sit|ka spruce

Sit|ka spruce
Sit|ka spruce «SIHT kuh»,
a tall spruce tree of the Pacific Coast region from Alaska to California, valued for its lumber: »

The arches are made from thinnings of Sitka spruce (New Science).

[< Sitka, a town in Alaska]

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