The Clue
Certain evergreen trees (7 letter answer)
The Answer
SPRUCES
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Notes
The answer SPRUCES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
SPRUCE as a noun:
1. light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
2. any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
SPRUCE as a verb:
1. (spruce up, spruce, titivate, tittivate, smarten up, slick up, spiff up) = make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child"
2. (spruce up, spruce, slick up, smarten up) = dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion; "He spruced up for the party"