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Spruce vs Fir - What's the difference?

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In uncountable terms the difference between spruce and fir

is that spruce is the wood of a spruce while fir is wood of such trees.

As nouns the difference between spruce and fir

is that spruce is any of various large coniferous evergreen trees from the genus Picea, found in northern temperate and boreal regions; originally and more fully spruce fir while fir is any conifer of a variety of genera, especially a Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris or a true fir (Abies).

As an adjective spruce

is smart, trim, and elegant in appearance; fastidious (said of a person).

As a verb spruce

is to arrange neatly; tidy up.

spruce

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Any of various large coniferous evergreen trees from the genus Picea , found in northern temperate and boreal regions; originally and more fully spruce fir.
  • (uncountable) The wood of a spruce.
  • (used attributively) Made of the wood of the spruce.
    • That spruce table is beautiful!
  • (obsolete) Prussia leather; pruce.
  • * E. Phillips
    • Spruce , a sort of leather corruptly so called for Prussia leather.

    See also

    * (Spruce) * (Picea)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (comparable) Smart, trim, and elegant in appearance; fastidious (said of a person).
  • * 1919 ,
    • He had great neatness of person, and he continued to wear his spruce black coat and his bowler hat, always a little too small for him, in a dapper, jaunty manner.
  • * 2012 , The Economist, 13th Oct 2012, Plessey returns: Chips with everything
    • The two clean rooms, where chips are made, are sprucer than a hospital theatre.

    Verb

    (spruc)
  • To arrange neatly; tidy up.
  • ) To make oneself spruce (neat and elegant in appearance).
  • To tease.

    • Derived terms

    * (l)

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    fir

    English

    (wikipedia fir)

    Noun

  • (chiefly, countable, British) Any conifer of a variety of genera, especially a Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris'' or a (true fir) (''Abies ).
  • (chiefly, countable, US) A conifer of the genus Abies .
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  • * 1991 , (Paul Chadwick), Concrete: American Christmas , Dark Horse Books
    • I can almost smell the fir scent… resinous, pungent.
  • (uncountable) Wood of such trees.

    • Synonyms

    * (all countable senses) fir tree

    Derived terms

    * balsam fir - Abies balsamea * * * * Douglas fir, Douglas-fir - * * fir clubmoss - * * fir-cone * firlike * * firless * firmoss - Huperzia spp. * firry * Fraser fir - * * * jointfir - Ephedra * * * noble fir - * Pacific silver fir - * red fir - Abies spp. * Riga fir - Pinus sylvestris * sacred fir - Abies religiosa * Scotch fir - Pinus sylvestris * sea fir - * silver fir - Abies alba * * * white fir -

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