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fir (iou)



fir noun. LME.

An evergreen coniferous tree; now esp. one belonging to the genus Abies of the pine family, characterized by upright cones and flat needles usu. arranged in two rows. Also, a Douglas fir; a Scotch fir. Also fir tree. LME.
balsam fir: see BALSAM noun. Douglas fir: see DOUGLAS noun1. red fir: see RED adjective. Scotch fir: see SCOTCH adjective. silver fir a fir whose needles are white or silvery underneath, spec. Abies alba, a timber tree of central and southern Europe. white fir: see WHITE adjective.
The wood of a fir. LME.
Comb.: fir balsam = balsam fir above; fir clubmoss a European clubmoss, Huperzia selago (family Lycopodiaceae), with a branching form resembling a miniature tree; fir cone a cone of a fir or pine.