Picea pungens vs spruce

spruce vs Picea pungens

Picea pungens and spruce both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

Picea pungens: 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

Picea pungens (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

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

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

Difference between Picea pungens and spruce

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