Fir vs. Spruce — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Fir and Spruce
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Fir
Firs (Abies) are a genus of 48–56 species of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae. They are found through much of North and Central America, Europe, Asia, and North Africa, occurring in mountains over most of the range.
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.
Fir
An evergreen coniferous tree with upright cones and flat needle-shaped leaves, typically arranged in two rows. Firs are an important source of timber and resins.
Spruce
Any of various coniferous evergreen trees of the genus Picea, having flattened or four-angled needlelike leaves, a conic shape, pendulous cones, and soft wood often used for paper pulp.
Fir
Any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies, having linear flattened needles and erect cones with deciduous scales.
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Spruce
Any of various similar or related trees.
Fir
Any of several similar or related trees, such as the Douglas fir.
Spruce
The wood of any of these trees.
Fir
The wood of any these trees.
Spruce
A grayish green to dark greenish black.
Fir
A conifer of the genus Abies.
Spruce
Neat, trim, and smart in appearance
"a good-looking man.
Spruce and dapper, and very tidy" (Anthony Trollope).
Fir
Any pinaceous conifer of related genera, especially a Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga) or a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris).
Spruce
To make neat and trim
Spruced up the chairs with new slipcovers.
Fir
(uncountable) Wood of such trees.
Spruce
To make oneself neat and smart in appearance
He was sprucing for the school dance.
Fir
A genus (Abies) of coniferous trees, often of large size and elegant shape, some of them valued for their timber and others for their resin. The species are distinguished as the balsam fir, the silver fir, the red fir, etc. The Scotch fir is a Pinus.
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.
Fir
Nonresinous wood of a fir tree
Spruce
(uncountable) The wood of a spruce.
Fir
Any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas
Spruce
(used attributively) Made of the wood of the spruce.
That spruce table is beautiful!
Spruce
(obsolete) Prussian leather; pruce.
Spruce
(comparable) Smart, trim, and elegant in appearance; fastidious (said of a person).
Spruce
To arrange neatly; tidy up.
Spruce
To make oneself spruce (neat and elegant in appearance).
Spruce
To tease. en
Spruce
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.
Spruce
The wood or timber of the spruce tree.
Spruce
Prussia leather; pruce.
Spruce, a sort of leather corruptly so called for Prussia leather.
Spruce
Neat, without elegance or dignity; smart; trim; - formerly applied to things with a serious meaning; now chiefly applied to persons.
Spruce
Sprightly; dashing.
He is so spruce that he can never be genteel.
Spruce
To dress with affected neatness; to trim; to make spruce; - often used with up; as, to spruce up the house for Company.
Spruce
To dress one's self with affected neatness; as, to spruce up.
Spruce
Light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
Spruce
Any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
Spruce
Make neat, smart, or trim;
Spruce up your house for Spring
Titivate the child
Spruce
Dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion;
He spruced up for the party
Spruce
Marked by smartness in dress and manners;
A dapper young man
A jaunty red hat
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