Thesaurus: spruce

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1. 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.
2. a. The wood or timber of the spruce tree.
3. a. Prussia leather; pruce.
4. n. Neat, without elegance or dignity; -- formerly applied to things with a serious meaning; now chiefly applied to persons.
5. n. Sprightly; dashing.
6. v. t. To dress with affected neatness; to trim; to make spruce.
7. v. i. To dress one's self with affected neatness; as, to spruce up.
8. adj. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
9. n. light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
10. n. any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
11. v. make neat, smart, or trim
12. v. dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion