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The correct spelling is spruce.
How to pronounce spruce
/spɹuːs/
nounIPA: /spɹuːs/
Say it like: Spr-use
The correct spelling is spruce. Any of various large coniferous evergreen trees or shrubs from the genus Picea, found in northern temperate and boreal regions; originally and more fully spruce fir. For example: "That spruce table is beautiful!"
Usage Examples
“That spruce table is beautiful!”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Any of various large coniferous evergreen trees or shrubs from the genus Picea, found in northern temperate and boreal regions; originally and more fully spruce fir.
- 2.The wood of a spruce.
- 3.(used attributively) Made of the wood of the spruce.
- 4.Prussian leather; pruce.
verb
- 1.(usually with up) To arrange neatly; tidy up.
- 2.(usually with up) To make oneself spruce (neat and elegant in appearance).
- 3.To tease.
adjective
- 1.Smart, trim, and elegant in appearance; fastidious (said of a person).
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