PICEA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Picea mean? 

• PICEA (noun)
  The noun PICEA has 1 sense:

1. a genus of temperate and Arctic evergreen trees (see spruce)

  Familiarity information: PICEA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PICEA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of temperate and Arctic evergreen trees (see spruce)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Picea; Picea

Hypernyms ("Picea" is a kind of...):

gymnosperm genus (a genus of gymnosperms)

Meronyms (members of "Picea"):

spruce (any coniferous tree of the genus Picea)

Holonyms ("Picea" is a member of...):

family Pinaceae; Pinaceae; pine family (a family of Pinaceae)

 Context examples 

Picea mariana leaf oil is used for its aromatic properties in soaps and skincare products.

(Picea mariana Leaf Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

The essential oil extracted from the needles and twigs of the black spruce, Picea mariana.

(Picea mariana Leaf Oil, NCI Thesaurus)