- sprús
- nm1 spruce
Irish-English dictionary. 2013.
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spruce — I UK [spruːs] / US [sprus] noun [countable] Word forms spruce : singular spruce plural spruce spruce or spruce tree a) a tall tree that has thin sharp leaves that do not fall off in winter and produces hard brown fruits called cones b)… … English dictionary
spruce — spruce1 [ sprus ] noun count spruce or spruce tree a tall tree that has thin sharp leaves that do not fall off in winter and produces hard brown fruits called cones a. uncount the wood of a spruce spruce spruce 2 [ sprus ] verb ,spruce up phrasal … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spruce — I [[t]sprus[/t]] n. 1) pln any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short angular needle shaped leaves attached singly around twigs 2) pln any of various allied trees, as the Douglas fir 3) the wood of any… … From formal English to slang
spruce — I. /sprus / (say sproohs) noun 1. any member of the coniferous genus Picea, consisting of evergreen trees with short angular needle shaped leaves attached singly around twigs, as P. abies (Norway spruce), P. glauca (white spruce or Canadian… …
balsam spruce — /bɔlsəm ˈsprus/ (say bawlsuhm sproohs) noun either of two North American conifers of the genus Picea, P. pungens, the blue spruce and P. engelmannii …
black spruce — /blæk ˈsprus/ (say blak sproohs) noun 1. a conifer of North America, Picea mariana, noted for its extremely dark green needles. 2. an easily worked light wood from this tree …
blue spruce — /blu ˈsprus/ (say blooh sproohs) noun → balsam spruce …
hemlock spruce — /hɛmlɒk ˈsprus/ (say hemlok sproohs) noun any of the trees of the coniferous genus Tsuga, especially a tree of eastern North America, T. canadensis, whose bark is used in tanning …
Norway spruce — /nɔweɪ ˈsprus/ (say nawway sproohs) noun a coniferous tree, Picea abies, native of northern and central Europe, much planted for forestry elsewhere …
white spruce — /waɪt ˈsprus/ (say wuyt sproohs) noun See spruce1 (def. 1) …
