spruce

noun

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.

noun

Any of various similar or related trees.

noun

The wood of any of these trees.

noun

A grayish green to dark greenish black.

adjective

Neat, trim, and smart in appearance.

intransitive verb

To make neat and trim.

intransitive verb

To make oneself neat and smart in appearance.

Smart in dress and appearance; affecting neatness or dapperness, especially in dress; trim; hence often, with a depreciatory force, dandified; smug.

Over-fastidious; excessively nice; finical.