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fir

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fir  (fûr)
n.
1.
a. Any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies, having single flattened needles and erect cones with deciduous scales.
b. Any of several similar or related trees, such as the Douglas fir.
2. The wood of these trees.

[Middle English firre, probably of Scandinavian origin; see perkwu- in Indo-European roots.]

firry adj.

fir [fɜː]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any pyramidal coniferous tree of the N temperate genus Abies, having single needle-like leaves and erect cones: family Pinaceae See also red fir, silver fir, balsam fir
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various other trees of the family Pinaceae, such as the Douglas fir
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the wood of any of these trees
[Old English furh; related to Old Norse fura, Old High German foraha fir, Latin quercus oak]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.firfir - nonresinous wood of a fir tree      
fir tree, true fir, fir - any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas
douglas fir - strong durable timber of a douglas fir
wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
2.firfir - any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas
Abies, genus Abies - true firs
fir - nonresinous wood of a fir tree
silver fir - any of various true firs having leaves white or silvery white beneath
Abies bracteata, Abies venusta, bristlecone fir, Santa Lucia fir - a pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines
fir cone - the seed-producing cone of a fir tree
conifer, coniferous tree - any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
Translations
fir [fɜːʳ]
A. N (also fir tree) → abeto m
B. CPD fir cone Npiña f

fir [ˈfɜːr] fir tree nsapin m

fir
nTanne f; (= wood)Tanne (→ nholz nt) f

fir [fɜːʳ] n (also fir tree) → abete m
fir [fɜːʳ] n (also fir tree) → abete m

fir
n fir [fəː]
a kind of evergreen tree that bears cones (ˈfir-cones) and is often grown for its wood. denneboom تَنّوب، شَجَرَة الميلاد ела jedle gran; grantræ die Tanne έλατο abeto kuusk صنوبر kuusi sapin עֵץ אָשוּח सरो का पेड़ jela (erdei)fenyő pohon den þinur abete もみの木 전나무 eglė egle pokok fir spar gran jodła abeto/pinheiro brad ель jedľa jelka jela []gran ต้นสนที่มีใบแหลมยาว köknar (ağacı) 冷杉,杉 смерека; ялина کوئی سدابہار مخروطی شکل کا درخت cây thông; cây lim sam 杉,枞,杉木


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They lived with their Mother in a sand-bank, underneath the root of a very big fir tree.
Over the hedge on one side we looked into a plowed field, and on the other we looked over a gate at our master's house, which stood by the roadside; at the top of the meadow was a grove of fir trees, and at the bottom a running brook overhung by a steep bank.
I am not--but I shall be there--in the fir grove behind the house, with two horses.
 
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