spruce in WordNet English dictionary

1. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
   "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"
   dapper  dashing  jaunty  natty  raffish  rakish  spiffy  snappy  spruce 
   

1. dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion
   "He spruced up for the party"
   spruce up  spruce  slick up  smarten up 
   
2. make neat, smart, or trim
   "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child"
   spruce up  spruce  titivate  tittivate  smarten up  slick up  spiff up 
   

1. any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
   spruce 
   
2. light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
   spruce