pine nut vs spruce

pine nut

noun
  • The edible seed of any of several species of evergreen pine, especially Pinus pinea, Pinus cembra, and Pinus cembroides. 

  • The flavor that results from mixing pineapple and coconut. 

spruce

noun
  • 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. 

  • Made of the wood of the spruce. 

  • The wood of a spruce. 

verb
  • To tease. 

  • To make oneself spruce (neat and elegant in appearance). 

  • To arrange neatly; tidy up. 

adj
  • Smart, trim, and elegant in appearance; fastidious (said of a person). 

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