tsuga

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any tree of genus Tsuga of conifers in the family Pinaceae, of which there are eight, nine, or ten species (depending on the authority), with four species occurring in North America and four to six in eastern Asia.

Pronunciation

/ˈsuːɡə/

Word forms

tsuga tsugas

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese 栂 (tsuga, “hemlock (tree)”).

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