spruce vs Colorado blue spruce

Colorado blue spruce vs spruce

spruce and Colorado blue spruce both are nouns.

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

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

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

As nouns, Colorado blue spruce is a hyponym of spruce; that is, Colorado blue spruce is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than spruce:

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

Other hyponyms of spruce include Norway spruce, Picea abies, Brewer's spruce, Picea breweriana, weeping spruce, Engelmann's spruce, Engelmann spruce, Picea engelmannii, Picea glauca, white spruce, black spruce, Picea mariana, spruce pine, Picea obovata, Siberian spruce, Picea sitchensis, Sitka spruce, oriental spruce, Picea orientalis, Colorado spruce, Picea pungens, silver spruce, eastern spruce, Picea rubens, red spruce, yellow spruce.

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

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

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

Difference between spruce and Colorado blue spruce

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