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  • fir cone — noun the seed producing cone of a fir tree • Hypernyms: ↑cone, ↑strobilus, ↑strobile • Part Holonyms: ↑fir, ↑fir tree, ↑true fir * * * fir cone noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • fir — [ fɜr ] noun count a tall tree with thin sharp leaves that do not fall off in winter. It produces brown woody fruits called cones and can be called a fir or a fir tree. a. uncount the wood of a fir tree …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • fir — fir1 [fʉr] n. [ME firre < OE fyrh, akin to Ger föhre < IE base * perkwus, name of the tree, oak > L quercus, oak] 1. any of a genus (Abies) of cone bearing evergreen trees of the pine family, having flattened needles and upright cones… …   English World dictionary

  • fir — ► NOUN ▪ an evergreen coniferous tree with upright cones and flat needle shaped leaves. ORIGIN probably Old Norse …   English terms dictionary

  • Fir — Taxobox name = Abies firs fossil range = Fossil range|49|0cite journal|author=Shorn, Howard|author2=Wehr, Wesley| date=1986| title=Abies milleri, sp. nov., from the Middle Eocene Klondike Mountain Formation, Republic, Ferry County, Washington|… …   Wikipedia

  • fir — /ferr/, n. 1. any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones. 2. the wood of such a tree. [1250 1300; ME firre, OE fyrh; c. OS furie; akin to OE… …   Universalium

  • fir — UK [fɜː(r)] / US [fɜr] noun Word forms fir : singular fir plural firs a) [countable] a tall tree with thin sharp leaves that do not fall off in winter. It produces large hard brown fruits called cones and can be called a fir or a fir tree. b)… …   English dictionary

  • fir — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fyrh; akin to Old High German forha fir, Latin quercus oak Date: before 12th century 1. any of a genus (Abies) of north temperate evergreen trees of the pine family that have flattish leaves,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • fir — noun an evergreen coniferous tree with upright cones and flat needle shaped leaves. [Genus Abies: many species.] Derivatives firry adjective Origin ME: prob. from ON fyri …   English new terms dictionary

  • fir — [[t]fɜr[/t]] n. 1) pln any evergreen tree of the genus Abies, of the pine family, having flat needles and erect cones 2) fur the wood of such a tree • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME firre, OE fyrh …   From formal English to slang

  • Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir — Taxobox name = Rocky Mountain Douglas fir status = LR/lc image width = 280px image caption = Rocky Mountain Douglas fir foliage regnum = Plantae divisio = Pinophyta classis = Pinopsida ordo = Pinales familia = Pinaceae genus = Pseudotsuga species …   Wikipedia

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