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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