- [countable, uncountable]
an evergreen forest tree with leaves like needles Topics Plants and treesc2云杉 - [uncountable]
the soft wood of the spruce, used, for example, in making paper 云杉木
Word Originnoun late Middle English (denoting Prussia or something originating in Prussia): alteration of obsolete Pruce ‘Prussia’. The application to the tree dates from the early 17th cent.