Picea (Noun)
Meaning
A genus of temperate and Arctic evergreen trees (see spruce).
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Picea is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant for use in gardens and landscapes in many regions.
- Picea is the exclusive food source for caterpillars of the tortricid moth species.
- In many species of Picea, the leaves are needle-like and stiff.
- Black and white spruce are the most widely distributed of all the Picea species in North America.
- Dwarfed by strong winds, some trees of Picea mariana can maintain low, mat-like shapes for many years.