Definition of spruce Spruce

/spɹuˈs/ - [sprus] - spruce

We found 18 definitions of spruce from 7 different sources.

What does spruce mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: spruces
spruce - any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
		conifer, coniferous tree any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
		genus picea, picea a genus of temperate and Arctic evergreen trees (see spruce)
		spruce any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
		norway spruce, picea abies tall pyramidal spruce native to northern Europe having dark green foliage on spreading branches with pendulous branchlets and long pendulous cones
		brewer's spruce, picea breweriana, weeping spruce medium-sized spruce of California and Oregon having pendulous branches
		engelmann's spruce, engelmann spruce, picea engelmannii tall spruce of Rocky Mountains and British Columbia with blue-green needles and acutely conic crown; wood used for rough lumber and boxes
		picea glauca, white spruce medium-sized spruce of northeastern North America having short blue-green leaves and slender cones
		black spruce, picea mariana, spruce pine small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood
		picea obovata, siberian spruce tall spruce of northern Europe and Asia; resembles Norway spruce
		picea sitchensis, sitka spruce a large spruce that grows only along the northwestern coast of the United States and Canada; has sharp stiff needles and thin bark; the wood has a high ratio of strength to weight
		oriental spruce, picea orientalis evergreen tree of the Caucasus and Asia Minor used as an ornamental having pendulous branchlets
		colorado blue spruce, colorado spruce, picea pungens, silver spruce tall spruce with blue-green needles and dense conic crown; older trees become columnar with lower branches sweeping downward
spruce - light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
		wood a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; "metal woods are now standard"

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Wiktionary

spruce (Noun)
Any of various large coniferous evergreen trees from the genus , found in northern temperate and boreal regions; originally and more fully spruce fir .
spruce (Noun)
The wood of a spruce.
spruce (Noun)
Made of the wood of the spruce.
spruce (Verb)
To tease.
spruce (Adjective)
Smart, trim, and elegant in appearance; fastidious said of a person.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

spruce (a.)
Any coniferous tree of the genus Picea, as the Norway spruce (P. excelsa), and the white and black spruces of America (P. alba and P. nigra), besides several others in the far Northwest. See Picea.
spruce (a.)
The wood or timber of the spruce tree.
spruce (a.)
Prussia leather; pruce.
spruce (n.)
Neat, without elegance or dignity; -- formerly applied to things with a serious meaning; now chiefly applied to persons.
spruce (n.)
Sprightly; dashing.
spruce (v. t.)
To dress with affected neatness; to trim; to make spruce.
spruce (v. i.)
To dress one's self with affected neatness; as, to spruce up.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

spruce
Any of various large coniferous evergreen trees from the genus Picea, found in northern temperate and boreal regions.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

spruce
sprōōs, adj. smart: neat, dapper: over-fastidious, finical.—n. Prussian leather.—v.t. to smarten.—v.i. to become spruce or smart.—n. Spruce′-fir, or merely Spruce, any tree of the genus Picea of the pine family (Coniferæ), or the wood of such a tree.—adv. Spruce′ly.—n. Spruce′ness.—v.t. Spru′cify, to smarten. [O. Fr. Pruce—Late L. Prussia, Ger. Preussen.]

Wikipedia

Spruce are trees of the genus "Picea", a genus of about 35 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the Family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and taiga regions of the earth.

Spruces are large trees, from 20–60 (–95) m tall when mature, and can be distinguished by their conical form and their needles, that are attached singly to the branches in a spiral fashion. The needles are shed when 4–10 years old.