any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle-shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales.

any of various allied trees, as the Douglas fir and the hemlock spruce.

the wood of any such tree.

made from the wood of a spruce tree or trees.

containing or abounding in spruce trees.

adjective

unkempt , unstylish , untidy

adjective

classy , clean , dainty , dapper , elegant , prim , smart , tidy , trim , well-groomednotes:pine , fir , [[and spruce are quite different from each other - though they are all conifers ; pine has clusters of long needle-shaped leaves and spruce is a type of fir; the only scientific difference between a spruce and a fir is that spruces have rectangular needles while firs have flat needle-shaped leaves]] , orderly , shipshape , snug , spick-and-span , taut , trig , well-groomed

verb

fix up , smarten , clean , clear , neaten , police , straighten , freshen , groom , slick up , trig , trim