spruce

English Thesaurus

1. any coniferous tree of the genus Picea (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	conifer, coniferous tree,
definition	:	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	norway spruce, picea abies,
definition	:	tall pyramidal spruce native to northern Europe having dark green foliage on spreading branches with pendulous branchlets and long pendulous cones (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	brewer's spruce, picea breweriana, weeping spruce,
definition	:	medium-sized spruce of California and Oregon having pendulous branches (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	engelmann spruce, engelmann's spruce, picea engelmannii,
definition	:	tall spruce of Rocky Mountains and British Columbia with blue-green needles and acutely conic crown; wood used for rough lumber and boxes (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	picea glauca, white spruce,
definition	:	medium-sized spruce of northeastern North America having short blue-green leaves and slender cones (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	black spruce, picea mariana, spruce pine,
definition	:	small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	picea obovata, siberian spruce,
definition	:	tall spruce of northern Europe and Asia; resembles Norway spruce (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	picea sitchensis, sitka spruce,
definition	:	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 (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	oriental spruce, picea orientalis,
definition	:	evergreen tree of the Caucasus and Asia Minor used as an ornamental having pendulous branchlets (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	colorado blue spruce, colorado spruce, picea pungens, silver spruce,
definition	:	tall spruce with blue-green needles and dense conic crown; older trees become columnar with lower branches sweeping downward (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	eastern spruce, picea rubens, red spruce, yellow spruce,
definition	:	medium-sized spruce of eastern North America; chief lumber spruce of the area; source of pulpwood (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	genus picea, picea,
definition	:	a genus of temperate and Arctic evergreen trees (see spruce) (noun.plant)

substance holonym	:	spruce,
definition	:	light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork (noun.plant)

2. light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	wood,
definition	:	the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees (noun.substance)

substance meronym	:	spruce,
definition	:	any coniferous tree of the genus Picea (noun.plant)

3. dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion (verb.body)

hypernym	:	groom, neaten,
definition	:	care for one's external appearance (verb.body)

4. make neat, smart, or trim (verb.change)

hypernym	:	beautify, embellish, fancify, prettify,
definition	:	make more beautiful (verb.change)

5. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners (adj.all)

similar	:	fashionable, stylish,
definition	:	being or in accordance with current social fashions (adj.all)

6. make neat, smart, or trim (verb.change)

derivation	:	titivation, tittivation,
definition	:	sprucing up; making decorative additions to (noun.act)

7. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners (adj.all)

derivation	:	dapperness, jauntiness, nattiness, rakishness,
definition	:	stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	neatness, spruceness,
definition	:	the state of being neat and smart and trim (noun.state)

8. make neat, smart, or trim (verb.change)

derivation	:	titivation, tittivation,
definition	:	sprucing up; making decorative additions to (noun.act)

9. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners (adj.all)

derivation	:	dapperness, jauntiness, nattiness, rakishness,
definition	:	stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	neatness, spruceness,
definition	:	the state of being neat and smart and trim (noun.state)