true fir

/tru fər/

Other forms: true firs

Definitions of true fir

1. noun

   any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas
   synonyms: fir, fir tree

   types:

   silver fir

   any of various true firs having leaves white or silvery white beneath

   Abies bracteata, Abies venusta, Santa Lucia fir, bristlecone fir

   a pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines

   Abies amabilis, Christmas tree, Pacific silver fir, amabilis fir, red silver fir, white fir

   medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when crushed

   Abies alba, Christmas tree, European silver fir

   tall timber tree of central and southern Europe having a regular crown and grey bark

   Abies concolor, Abies lowiana, California white fir, Colorado fir, white fir

   medium to tall fir of central to western United States having a narrow erect crown and soft wood

   Abies balsamea, Canada balsam, balm of Gilead, balsam fir

   medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees

   Abies fraseri, Fraser fir

   small fast-growing but short-lived fir of southern Alleghenies similar to balsam fir but with very short leaves

   Abies grandis, giant fir, grand fir, lowland fir, lowland white fir

   lofty fir of the Pacific coast of northwestern America having long curving branches and deep green leaves

   Abies lasiocarpa, Alpine fir, subalpine fir

   medium-tall timber tree of the Rocky Mountains having a narrowly conic to columnar crown

   type of:

   conifer, coniferous tree

   any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones