Colorado blue spruce

noun

Col·​o·​ra·​do blue spruce ˌkä-lə-ˈra-dō- How to pronounce Colorado blue spruce (audio)
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: blue spruce

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The 2024 City of Milwaukee Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony will occur on Thursday, Dec. 5, from 5 to 7 p.m. The 64-foot Colorado blue spruce, donated by a local family from their property on West Washington Boulevard, went up outside the home of the Bucks three weeks ago. — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024 Throughout the rest of the hotel, Colorado blue spruces glitter in corners and along corridors, with thousands of ornaments hung among them. — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

colorado, state of the U.S.

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Colorado blue spruce was in 1881

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“Colorado blue spruce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Colorado%20blue%20spruce. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.

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