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

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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

The mountains of Schwartzwald, however, are covered with forests of silver fir, and by their vast supplies of timber are creating vast industries.

From The South Isles of Aran by Oliver J. Burke

And how many other radiant resiny sun trees are here and higher up,—libocedrus, Douglas spruce, silver fir, sequoia.

From My First Summer in the Sierra by John Muir

Facing the east front were, till a few years ago, three very fine trees, a cedar, a tulip-tree, and a huge silver fir.

From Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 by Augustus J. C. Hare

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