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spruce vs spruce pine

spruce pine vs spruce

spruce and spruce pine both are nouns.

spruce is an adjective but spruce pine is not an adjective.

spruce is a verb but spruce pine is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
spruce Yes Yes Yes No
spruce pine Yes No No No
As nouns, spruce pine is a hyponym of spruce; that is, spruce pine is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than spruce:
  • spruce: any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
  • spruce pine: small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood
spruce (noun) spruce pine (noun)
any coniferous tree of the genus Picea large two-needled pine of southeastern United States with light soft wood
light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork shrubby two-needled pine of coastal northwestern United States; red to yellow-brown bark fissured into small squares
small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood
common forest tree of the eastern United States and Canada; used especially for pulpwood
spruce (adjective) spruce pine (adjective)
marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
spruce (verb) spruce pine (verb)
dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion
make neat, smart, or trim
Difference between spruce and spruce pine

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