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conifer vs spruce

spruce vs conifer

conifer and spruce both are nouns.

conifer is not an adjective while spruce is an adjective.

conifer is not a verb while spruce is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
conifer Yes No No No
spruce Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, spruce is a hyponym of conifer; that is, spruce is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than conifer:
  • conifer: any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
  • spruce: any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
Other hyponyms of conifer include pine, pine tree, true pine, larch, larch tree, golden larch, Pseudolarix amabilis, fir, fir tree, true fir, cedar, cedar tree, true cedar, hemlock, hemlock tree, douglas fir, Cathaya, cedar, cedar tree, cypress, cypress tree, Athrotaxis selaginoides, King William pine, dawn redwood, metasequoia, Metasequoia glyptostrodoides, arborvitae, keteleeria, Wollemi pine, araucaria, dammar pine, kauri pine, plum-yew, celery pine, podocarp, Podocarpus coriaceus, yacca, yacca podocarp, brown pine, Podocarpus elatus, Rockingham podocarp, African yellowwood, cape yellowwood, Podocarpus elongatus, Podocarpus totara, totara, Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, kahikatea, New Zealand Dacryberry, New Zealand white pine, Podocarpus dacrydioides, Dacrydium cupressinum, imou pine, red pine, rimu, Dacrydium colensoi, tar-wood, tarwood, common sickle pine, Falcatifolium falciforme, Falcatifolium taxoides, yellow-leaf sickle pine, Dacrydium bidwilli, Halocarpus bidwilli, New Zealand mountain pine, tar-wood, tarwood, Lagarostrobus colensoi, silver pine, westland pine, Dacrydium franklinii, huon pine, Lagarostrobus franklinii, Nageia nagi, nagi, black pine, miro, Podocarpus ferruginea, Prumnopitys ferruginea, black pine, matai, Podocarpus spicata, Prumnopitys taxifolia, plum-fruited yew, Prumnopitys andina, Prumnopitys elegans, Prince Albert's yew, Prince Albert yew, Saxe-gothea conspicua, Podocarpus amara, Prumnopitys amara, Sundacarpus amara, Japanese umbrella pine, Sciadopitys verticillata, yew.
conifer (noun) spruce (noun)
any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
conifer (adjective) spruce (adjective)
marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
conifer (verb) spruce (verb)
dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion
make neat, smart, or trim
Difference between conifer and spruce

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