n.
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural spruc · es also spruce
Etymology: obsolete Spruce Prussia, from Middle English, alteration of Pruce, from Anglo-French
Date: 1670
1 a : any of a genus ( Picea ) of evergreen trees of the pine family with a conical head of dense foliage, flat or 4-sided needles, pendulous cones, and soft light wood b : any of several coniferous trees (as Douglas fir) of similar habit
2 : the wood of a spruce