spruce tip
English
Noun
spruce tip (plural spruce tips)
- (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.
- (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)
Related terms
- spruce bark
- spruce beer
- spruce cone
- spruce gum
- spruce nut
- spruce tea