spruces

/S P R UW1 S AH0 Z/
noun
  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

    The wood of a spruce.

  3. 3

    (used attributively) Made of the wood of the spruce.

    That spruce table is beautiful!

  4. 4

    Prussian leather; pruce.

verb
  1. 1

    (usually with up) To arrange neatly; tidy up.

  2. 2

    (usually with up) To make oneself spruce (neat and elegant in appearance).

  3. 3

    To tease.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/spruce, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/spruces