Spruce :: Sprout (v. i.) Young coleworts; Brussels sprouts.
Spruce :: Spruce (a.) 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 :: Spruce (a.) The wood or timber of the spruce tree.