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- Dictionaryspruce/spruːs/
adjective
- 1. neat in dress and appearance: "Angela was a very spruce and tidy person"
verb
- 1. make someone or something smarter or tidier: "the fund will be used to spruce up historic buildings" Similar
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SPRUCE definition: 1. an evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) with leaves like needles, or the…. Learn more.
1. a. : any of a genus (Picea) of evergreen trees of the pine family with a conical head of dense foliage, flat or 4-sided needles, pendulous cones, and soft light wood. b. : any of several coniferous trees (such as Douglas fir) of similar habit. 2. : the wood of a spruce. Synonyms. Verb. neaten.
Spruce is a verb that means you pay special attention to your personal appearance, especially your grooming and clothing. If you want to spruce up for a wedding, you'll need to rent a tuxedo and do something with your hair. Spruce can also mean that you're making something else look better. You might spruce up the living room before your ...
n. 1. a. Any of various coniferous evergreen trees of the genus Picea, having flattened or four-angled needlelike leaves, a conic shape, pendulous cones, and soft wood often used for paper pulp. b. Any of various similar or related trees. c. The wood of any of these trees. 2. A grayish green to dark greenish black.
Spruce definition: 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.. See examples of SPRUCE used in a sentence.
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. See also Norway spruce, blue spruce, white spruce, black spruce. 2. the wood of any of these trees.
Definition of spruce noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. spruces. Any of a genus ( Picea) of evergreen trees of the pine family, having slender needles that are rhombic in cross section. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Any of various similar or related trees. American Heritage. The soft, light wood of any of these trees. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
SPRUCE meaning: 1 : a type of tree that has long, thin needles instead of leaves and that stays green throughout the year; 2 : the wood of a spruce tree.
spruce meaning, definition, what is spruce: a tree that grows in northern countries ...: Learn more.
