alpine fir

American  

noun

1. a fir, Abies lasiocarpa, of the Rocky Mountains, yielding a soft, brittle wood used for making boxes, crates, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of alpine fir

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

The alpine fir occurs in unmixed stands, but is often associated with the mountain hemlock.

From The Forests of Mount Rainier National Park by Allen, Grenville F.

Lower on the mountains are heather, gentians, wild heliotrope, and stunted trees of alpine fir, white-barked pine, and alpine larch.

From Glacier National Park [Montana] by Interior, United States Dept. of the

The principal trees of the meadow area are the alpine fir, the alpine hemlock, and the Alaska cedar.

From The Mountain that was 'God' Being a Little Book About the Great Peak Which the Indians Named 'Tacoma' but Which is Officially Called 'Rainier' by Williams, John H. (John Harvey)

The alpine fir bears upright clusters of deep-purple cones.

From The Forests of Mount Rainier National Park by Allen, Grenville F.

The valleys on the east bear Engelmann spruce, alpine fir, lodgepole pine, Douglas fir, and limber pine.

From Glacier National Park [Montana] by Interior, United States Dept. of the