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

And, knaves and wenches, stay your din, Our Ladye is astir: For hark and hear her mandolin Behynde the silver fir.

From A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker by Locker-Lampson, Hannah Jane

It seemed strange to sleep in a paltry hotel chamber after the spacious magnificence and luxury of the starry sky and silver fir grove.

From My First Summer in the Sierra by Muir, John

Introduced into Britain at the beginning of the 17th century, the silver fir has become common there as a planted tree, though, like the Norway spruce, it rarely comes up from seed scattered naturally.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various