NOUN | plant | fir tree, fir, true fir | any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies |
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Meaning | Any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas. | |
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Synonyms | fir, 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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