spruce
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- Any of various large coniferous evergreen trees or shrubs from the genus Picea, found in northern temperate and boreal regions; originally and more fully spruce fir.
- The wood of a spruce.
- Made of the wood of the spruce.
- Prussian leather; pruce.
Adjective
- Smart, trim, and elegant in appearance; fastidious (said of a person).
Verb
- To arrange neatly; tidy up.
- To make oneself spruce (neat and elegant in appearance).
- To tease.
Proper noun
- Prussia.
- A surname.
- A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Caledonia Township, Alcona County, Michigan.
- A number of places in the United States: A township in Roseau County, Minnesota, named for spruce trees there.
- A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Bates County, Missouri.
- A number of places in the United States: A town and unincorporated community therein, in Oconto County, Wisconsin.
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