spruce pine vs spruce

spruce vs spruce pine

spruce pine and spruce both are nouns.

spruce pine is not an adjective while spruce is an adjective.

spruce pine is not a verb while spruce is a verb.

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

As nouns, spruce is a hypernym of spruce pine; that is, spruce is a word with a broader meaning than spruce pine:

spruce pine: small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood
spruce: any coniferous tree of the genus Picea

spruce pine (noun)	spruce (noun)
large two-needled pine of southeastern United States with light soft wood	any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
shrubby two-needled pine of coastal northwestern United States; red to yellow-brown bark fissured into small squares	light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
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 pine (adjective)	spruce (adjective)
	marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners

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

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