silver fir

American  

noun

1. a coniferous tree, Abies alba, native to Europe, the young branches of which are covered with grayish fuzz.

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silver fir British  

noun

1. any of various fir trees the leaves of which have a silvery undersurface, esp Abies alba, an important timber tree of central and S Europe

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Etymology

Origin of silver fir

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

After winding through an old-growth forest dominated by hemlock, silver fir and cedar, at the 1-mile mark, the trail turns into a rock scramble.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2021

"If you want a slimmer tree with a lovely smell, go for a Fraser fir or a silver fir," he says.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2020

Up towards the head of the basin I see groups of domes rising above the wavelike ridges, and some picturesque castellated masses, and dark strips and patches of silver fir, indicating deposits of fertile soil.

From My First Summer in the Sierra by Muir, John

The floor was bedded down a foot deep with springy silver fir boughs, laid butts down and toward the foot. 33To this could be added fresh browse as it grew dry and harsh.

From Unexplored! by Chaffee, Allen

It was a delightful ride through forests of birch, larch, juniper, spruce, silver fir and mountain ash.

From Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 by Howard-Bury, Charles Kenneth