English > silver fir: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | Any of various true firs having leaves white or silvery white beneath. |
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| Narrower | Alpine fir, subalpine fir, Abies lasiocarpa | Medium-tall timber tree of the Rocky Mountains having a narrowly conic to columnar crown |
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| European silver fir, Christmas tree, Abies alba | tall timber tree of central and southern Europe having a regular crown and grey bark |
| Fraser fir, Abies fraseri | small fast-growing but short-lived fir of southern Alleghenies similar to balsam fir but with very short leaves |
| amabilis fir, white fir, Pacific silver fir, red silver fir, Christmas tree, Abies amabilis | Medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic crown and branches in tiers |
| balsam fir, balm of Gilead, Canada balsam, Abies balsamea | medium-sized fir of northeastern North America |
| lowland fir, lowland white fir, giant fir, grand fir, Abies grandis | lofty fir of the Pacific coast of northwestern America having long curving branches and deep green leaves |
| white fir, Colorado fir, California white fir, Abies concolor, Abies lowiana | Medium to tall fir of central to western United States having a narrow erect crown and soft wood |
| Broader | fir, fir tree, true fir | Any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies |
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