| NOUN | plant | fir | nonresinous wood of a fir tree |
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| plant | fir, fir tree, true fir | any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies |
| Sounds | fer' | |
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| Rhymes | aquifer ... zephyr / Zephyr: 60 rhymes with fer... | |
| Meaning | nonresinous wood of a fir tree. | |
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| Narrower | douglas fir | Strong durable timber of a douglas fir |
| Broader | wood | The hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees |
| Substance of | fir, fir tree, true fir | Any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies |
| Spanish | abeto | |
| Catalan | avet | |
| Meaning | Any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas. | |
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| Synonyms | fir tree, true fir | |
| Member of | Abies, genus Abies | true firs |
| Parts | fir cone | The seed-producing cone of a fir tree |
| Narrower | Santa Lucia fir, bristlecone fir, Abies bracteata, Abies venusta | A pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines |
| silver fir | Any of various true firs having leaves white or silvery white beneath | |
| Broader | conifer, coniferous tree | Any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones |
| Substances | fir | nonresinous wood of a fir tree |
| Spanish | abeto, pinabete | |
| Catalan | avet | |
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