| Fir (fir) |
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| n. | (f r) |
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| Fir |
| [Dan. fyr,
fyrr; akin to Sw. furu, Icel. fura, AS.
furh in furhwudu fir wood, G. föhre, OHG.
forha pine, vereheih a sort of oak, L. quercus
oak.] (Bot.) |
A genus (Abies) of coniferous trees,
often of large size and elegant shape, some of them valued for their
timber and others for their resin. The species are distinguished as
the balsam fir, the silver fir, the red fir,
etc. The Scotch fir is a Pinus.
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