Engelmann
(ˈɛŋgəlmən)
The name of Dr. George Engelmann (1809–84) of St. Louis, a botanist, used attrib. or in the genitive to designate a spruce (Picea engelmannii) native to western North America.
| 1866 ‘J. Senilis’ Pinaceæ 48 Abies Engelmani [sic]: Engleman's [sic] Spruce Fir. 1868 J. Hoopes Bk. Evergreens 177 A[bies] Engelmanni, Parry.—Engelmann's Spruce. 1908 Bot. Gaz. May 333 The two trees that dominate the society are the Engelmann spruce (Picea Engelmanni) and the subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa). 1948 A. L. Rand Mammals E. Rockies 8 The forests of the east slopes of the mountains are characterized by Engleman spruce, lodgepole pine, alpine fir (near timberline), white-barked pine. 1964 Gleason & Cronquist Nat. Geogr. Plants xx. 366 (caption) The trees here [sc. in Idaho] are alpine fir, Engelmann spruce, and white⁓bark pine. |