white fir
Americannoun
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a tall, narrow fir, Abies concolor, of western North America, yielding a soft wood used for lumber, pulp, boxes, etc.
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the wood of this tree.
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any of various similar firs of western North America, or their wood.
Etymology
Origin of white fir
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Infested trees can die with three to five years, while white fir withstand infestation with no apparent ill effects.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2024
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 ● Feb. 7, 2023
The current 27-foot white fir was planted just last year.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2022
The official Christmas White House Tree is an 18½-foot white fir from Auburn, Pennsylvania, that features handmade renderings of the official birds from all 57 states, territories and the District of Columbia.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 2022
There was no answer in any of it—not in the boats lying on their sides, not in the white fir defeated by the snow or in the downed branches of the cedars.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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