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the tree that built violins, ships, and the oldest living thing on Earth
means A coniferous evergreen tree of the genus Picea, prized for its light, resonant, straight-grained wood; as a verb, to tidy up or make oneself neat.
from The tree-name and the verb may share a surprising root. "Spruce" comes from "Spruce," an old English name for Prussia — "Pruce" with an added s — the land from which much of this timber, and many fine goods, were imported. The popular story holds that fashionable "Spruce leather" jerkins from Prussia gave us the verb "to spruce up" (to dress smartly). That link is plausible but not certain; what's solid is that both senses trace back to England's medieval name for Prussia.
- oldest clone
- A Swedish spruce root is 9,550 years old
- stradivarius secret
- Famous violins use spruce for their soundboards
- beer ingredient
- Sailors brewed spruce tea to fight scurvy
- plane wood
- Early aircraft frames were built from lightweight spruce
- sticky name
- Chewing gum was once made from spruce resin
sitka spruce — tallest spruce species, found in pacific northwest reaching over 160 feet
black spruce — dominant boreal forest tree across canada and alaska, used for paper pulp
white spruce — common timber species in north america, national tree of canada