Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

engelmann spruce

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: en-gel-man-n spruce
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Picea engelmannii, a spruce native to western North America.

Etymology

Named after George Engelmann (1809–1884), German-American botanist.

Inflected Forms

Engelmann spruces (plural)

Synonyms

engelmann's spruce picea engelmannii

Questions

What does engelmann spruce mean?: Picea engelmannii, a spruce native to western North America.
Where does engelmann spruce come from?: Named after George Engelmann (1809–1884), German-American botanist.

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