spruce vs silver spruce

silver spruce vs spruce

spruce and silver spruce both are nouns.

spruce is an adjective but silver spruce is not an adjective.

spruce is a verb but silver spruce is not a verb.

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

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

spruce: any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
silver 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 blue spruce, Colorado spruce, Picea pungens, eastern spruce, Picea rubens, red spruce, yellow spruce.

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

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

Difference between spruce and silver spruce

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