Meaning Of The Word Spruce

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spruce
variable noun: A spruce is a kind of evergreen tree.

spruce in American English 1
neat and trim in a smart, dapper way
to make spruce
adjective: made from the wood of a spruce tree or trees
noun: any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle-shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales

spruce in American English 2
any of a genus (Picea) of evergreen trees of the pine family, having slender needles that are rhombic in cross section
adjective: trim in dress or appearance; neat; smart; dapper
intransitive verb: to make oneself spruce
transitive verb: to make spruce or smart

spruce in British English 1
noun: any coniferous tree of the N temperate genus Picea, cultivated for timber and for ornament: family Pinaceae. They grow in a pyramidal shape and have needle-like leaves and light-coloured wood

spruce in British English 2
adjective: neat, smart, and trim

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