(~, ~s, sprucing, ~d)
1.
A ~ is a kind of evergreen tree.
Trees such as ~, pine and oak have been planted.
...a young blue ~.
...80-year-old ~s.
N-VAR
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Spruce is the wood from this tree.
Early settlers built frames of ~, maple and pine.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
Someone who is ~ is very neat and smart in appearance.
Chris was looking ~ in his stiff-collared black shirt and new short hair cut.
ADJ