Picea abies vs spruce

spruce vs Picea abies

Picea abies and spruce both are nouns.

Picea abies is not an adjective while spruce is an adjective.

Picea abies is not a verb while spruce is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Picea abies	Yes	No	No	No
spruce	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

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

Picea abies: tall pyramidal spruce native to northern Europe having dark green foliage on spreading branches with pendulous branchlets and long pendulous cones
spruce: any coniferous tree of the genus Picea

Picea abies (noun)	spruce (noun)
tall pyramidal spruce native to northern Europe having dark green foliage on spreading branches with pendulous branchlets and long pendulous cones	any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
	light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork

Picea abies (adjective)	spruce (adjective)
	marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners

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

Difference between Picea abies and spruce

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