red fir

American  

noun

1. any of several firs, as Abies magnifica, of the western U.S., having a reddish bark.

2. the light, soft wood of these trees.

3. Douglas fir.

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red fir British  

noun

1. a North American coniferous tree, Abies magnifica , having reddish wood valued as timber: family Pinaceae

2. any of various other pinaceous trees that have reddish wood

3. the wood of any of these trees

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Etymology

Origin of red fir

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

A canopy of Jeffrey pine, red fir and incense cedar shaded the trail.

From Los Angeles Times

The remainder were sugar pine, noble fir, red fir, incense cedar, western red cedar, mountain hemlock and western hemlock.

From Science Daily

Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, joined by honored guest 5-year-old Harley Goodpasture, will now light the 60-foot red fir tree in a streamed video shared Wednesday at 6 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times

Conditions favored shade-tolerant trees — white fir, red fir and incense cedar — that prefer dense, closed canopies.

From Los Angeles Times

There were 15 million dead red fir trees counted across 890,000 acres and another 12 million white fir counted across 1.5 million acres.

From Los Angeles Times