spruce
Smart-looking tree type
Spruce is a type of evergreen conifer with short, stiff needles and drooping cones, common in northern forests and often used as Christmas trees.
The wood is light and resonant, valued for musical instruments and construction.
Separately, spruce means neat and trim in appearance: He looked spruce in his new suit.
To spruce up is to make something tidier or smarter: We spruced up the apartment before guests arrived.
Cone-bearing evergreen
- firCone-bearing evergreen genus
- cedarDurable, fragrant conifer
- hemlockPoisonous umbellifer or conifer
- juniperAromatic berry-bearing conifer
evergreen · conifer · needle · cone · resin · timber · lumber · wood
Woody perennial plant
- ornamentsDecorative embellishments for display
- tinselMetallic decorative strips
- lightsSources of illumination
- starLuminous astronomical object
angel · garland · wreath · stand · skirt · Tannenbaum · decorations · baubles
Color of vegetation
- mutedMade quieter or softer
- sageWisdom keeper or seasoning
- forestTree-dense ecosystem
- pineCone-bearing evergreen
celadon · verdigris · eucalyptus · lichen · khaki · olive · dusty · blue-green
pine
Cone-bearing evergreen
juniper · evergreen · conifer · needle · cone · resin · timber · lumber · wood · bark
tree
Woody perennial plant
- ornamentsDecorative embellishments for display
- tinselMetallic decorative strips
- lightsSources of illumination
star · angel · garland · wreath · stand · skirt · Tannenbaum · decorations · baubles · topper
green
Color of vegetation
pine · celadon · verdigris · eucalyptus · lichen · khaki · olive · dusty · blue-green · soft
neat
Orderly, or undiluted
groomed · shipshape · spick-and-span · orderly · polished · smart · presentable · well-kept · freshened · tidied
piney
Resembling certain evergreens
woodsy · scented · earthy · cedarlike · fresh · crisp · invigorating · perfumed · incense · essential oil
- plantstree, plants, leaves, bluebonnet, trees
- treesoak, birch, maple, pine, elm
- American PlantsAmerican elm, aster, azalea, bluebonnets, bluebonnet
- cold adaptationsthick fur, blubber, hibernation, dense coat, fur
- coniferspine tree, fir, juniper, cypress, yew
- evergreenspine tree, fir, cypress, juniper, hemlock
- spruce upMake neater or smarter
- sprucing upMaking neater or smarter
- spruced upMade more attractive
- spruce forestWoodland of cone-bearing evergreens
- spruce treesCone-bearing evergreen genus
- blue spruceSilvery-needled ornamental conifer
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