Oregon fir

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Origin of Oregon fir

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby Oregon fir

oregano, Oregon, Oregon cedar, Oregon City, Oregon crab apple, Oregon fir, Oregon grape, Oregon myrtle, Oregon pine, Oregon Trail, ore hearth

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Electric Swamp Blues How can you possibly find authentic swamp blues in Portland, Oregon?
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As southern California turns to desert western Canada could follow Oregon and Washington states as a contender in top class wines.
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There was a logic to it – many of the wines were from the Pacific Northwest, principally from Oregon and Washington state.
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Seventy three percent of students at David Douglas High School in Portland, Oregon are low-income.
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Cvetkovich claimed her husband had kidnapped her two young children and took off for Oregon in search of Masters.
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Cheap as they are, they are a poorer speculation than even corner lots in a lithographic city of Nebraska or Oregon.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
He saw the tips of the fir trees shimmer, and heard them whisper as the breeze turned their needles towards the light.
Three More John Silence Stories|Algernon Blackwood
I did not see any others at that time amongst the fir-trees, though no doubt a few others were there.
Birds of Guernsey (1879)|Cecil Smith
President Jefferson was also very much interested in the Oregon Country.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
I will hear him, and I will make him flourish like a green fir tree: from me is thy fruit found.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Oregon fir

Oregon fir

Oregon pine

noun

other names for Douglas fir

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Oregon pine

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