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

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silver fir

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

Have been sketching a silver fir that stands on a granite ridge a few hundred yards to the eastward of camp—a fine tree with a particular snow-storm story to tell.

From My First Summer in the Sierra by John Muir

Between elevations of 10,000 and 12,000 feet the silver fir is the commonest tree.

From Birds of the Indian Hills by Douglas Dewar

Sycamore, ash, elm, beech, birch, poplar, alder, larch, Scotch fir, spruce, silver fir, sea buckthorn, elder, and willow—he gave them all a chance, some as main plantations, some as shelter belts.

From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Robert John Buckley