Fichte

spruce tree

noun FIKH-te Rare

Also means

Norway spruce

Usage Note

Fichte is feminine (die Fichte). The Norway spruce is the most commercially planted tree in German forestry; it is also the classic Christmas tree (Weihnachtsbaum). Large Fichtenmonokulturen (spruce monocultures) are vulnerable to bark beetle (Borkenkäfer) infestation.

Examples

"Der Borkenkäfer hat ganze Fichtenwälder vernichtet."

Natural Translation

The bark beetle has destroyed entire spruce forests.

Literal Translation

The bark beetle has entire spruce forests annihilated.

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