Cedar vs. Spruce

Cedarnoun

(countable) A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.

Cedarnoun

(countable) A coniferous tree of the family Cupressaceae, especially of the genera Juniperus, Cupressus, Calocedrus, or Thuja.

Cedarnoun

(countable) A flowering tree of the family Meliaceae, especially of the genera Cedrela or Toona.

Cedarnoun

(uncountable) The aromatic wood from a Cedrus tree, or from any of several unrelated trees.

Cedarnoun

The name of several evergreen trees. The wood is remarkable for its durability and fragrant odor.

Cedaradjective

Of or pertaining to cedar.

Cedarnoun

any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars

Cedarnoun

durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests

Cedarnoun

any cedar of the genus Cedrus

Cedarnoun

any of a number of conifers which typically yield fragrant, durable timber.

Sprucenoun

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.

Sprucenoun

(uncountable) The wood of a spruce.

Sprucenoun

(used attributively) Made of the wood of the spruce.

Sprucenoun

(obsolete) Prussian leather; pruce.

Spruceadjective

(comparable) Smart, trim, and elegant in appearance; fastidious (said of a person).

Spruceverb

}} To arrange neatly; tidy up.

Spruceverb

}} To make oneself spruce (neat and elegant in appearance).

Spruceverb

To tease. en

Sprucenoun

Any coniferous tree of the genus Picea, as the Norway spruce (P. excelsa), and the white and black spruces of America (P. alba and P. nigra), besides several others in the far Northwest. See Picea.

Sprucenoun

The wood or timber of the spruce tree.

Sprucenoun

Prussia leather; pruce.

Spruceadjective

Neat, without elegance or dignity; smart; trim; - formerly applied to things with a serious meaning; now chiefly applied to persons.

Spruceadjective

Sprightly; dashing.

Spruceverb

To dress with affected neatness; to trim; to make spruce; - often used with up; as, to spruce up the house for Company.

Spruceverb

To dress one's self with affected neatness; as, to spruce up.

Sprucenoun

light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork

Sprucenoun

any coniferous tree of the genus Picea

Spruceverb

make neat, smart, or trim;

Spruceverb

dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion;

Spruceadjective

marked by smartness in dress and manners;

Spruce

A spruce is a tree of the genus Picea , a genus of about 35 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal (taiga) regions of the Earth. Picea is the sole genus in the subfamily Piceoideae.