Definitions for FIRfɜr

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

firfɜr(n.)

  1. any evergreen tree of the genus Abies, of the pine family, having flat needles and erect cones.

    Category: Plants

  2. the wood of such a tree.

    Category: Furniture

Origin of fir:

1250–1300; ME firre, OE fyrh

Princeton's WordNet

  1. fir(noun)

    nonresinous wood of a fir tree

  2. fir, fir tree, true fir(noun)

    any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas

Wiktionary

  1. fir(Noun)

    A conifer of the genus Abies.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Fir(noun)

    a genus (Abies) of coniferous trees, often of large size and elegant shape, some of them valued for their timber and others for their resin. The species are distinguished as the balsam fir, the silver fir, the red fir, etc. The Scotch fir is a Pinus


Translations for FIR

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

fir(noun)

a kind of evergreen tree that bears cones (ˈfir-cones) and is often grown for its wood.

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