- 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.
- any of various allied trees, as the Douglas fir and the hemlock spruce.
- the wood of any such tree.
- made from the wood of a spruce tree or trees.
- containing or abounding in spruce trees.
- trim in dress or appearance; neat; smart; dapper.
- to make spruce or smart (often followed by up): Spruce up the children before the company comes.
- to make oneself spruce (usually followed by up).
- 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
- the wood of any of these trees
- neat, smart, and trim
