| NOUN | plant | true fir, fir, fir tree | 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, fir tree | |
| 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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