spruce vs Sitka spruce

Sitka spruce vs spruce

spruce and Sitka spruce both are nouns.

spruce is an adjective but Sitka spruce is not an adjective.

spruce is a verb but Sitka spruce is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spruce	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Sitka spruce	Yes	No	No	No

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

spruce: any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
Sitka spruce: a large spruce that grows only along the northwestern coast of the United States and Canada; has sharp stiff needles and thin bark; the wood has a high ratio of strength to weight

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, oriental spruce, Picea orientalis, Colorado blue spruce, Colorado spruce, Picea pungens, silver spruce, eastern spruce, Picea rubens, red spruce, yellow spruce.

spruce (noun)	Sitka spruce (noun)
any coniferous tree of the genus Picea	a large spruce that grows only along the northwestern coast of the United States and Canada; has sharp stiff needles and thin bark; the wood has a high ratio of strength to weight
light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork

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

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

Difference between spruce and Sitka spruce

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