Colorado blue spruce vs spruce

spruce vs Colorado blue spruce

Colorado blue spruce and spruce both are nouns.

Colorado blue spruce is not an adjective while spruce is an adjective.

Colorado blue spruce is not a verb while spruce is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Colorado blue spruce	Yes	No	No	No
spruce	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, spruce is a hypernym of Colorado blue spruce; that is, spruce is a word with a broader meaning than Colorado blue spruce:

Colorado blue spruce: tall spruce with blue-green needles and dense conic crown; older trees become columnar with lower branches sweeping downward
spruce: any coniferous tree of the genus Picea

Colorado blue spruce (noun)	spruce (noun)
tall spruce with blue-green needles and dense conic crown; older trees become columnar with lower branches sweeping downward	any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
	light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork

Colorado blue spruce (adjective)	spruce (adjective)
	marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners

Colorado blue spruce (verb)	spruce (verb)
	dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion
	make neat, smart, or trim

Difference between Colorado blue spruce and spruce

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