spruce tip

English

Noun

spruce tip (plural spruce tips)

  1. (sylviculture, arboriculuture, horitculture, agriculture, botany, cooking) The new spring growth at the ends of spruce branches. For some species of spruce, these are edible and a traditional foodstuff.
  2. (by extension) Synonym of conifer tip.

Synonyms

(conifer tip):

  • conifer tip
  • pine tip (all pine-like trees)

Hypernyms

(specifically spruce trees):

  • conifer tip
  • pine tip (all pine-like trees)
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