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alpine fir

noun

  1. a fir, Abies lasiocarpa, of the Rocky Mountains, yielding a soft, brittle wood used for making boxes, crates, etc.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of alpine fir1

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Example Sentences

The trees are mountain hemlock, alpine fir, Engelmann spruce, and white-bark pine.

Other species are the alpine fir, Douglas spruce, limber pine, and Western yellow pine.

Mountain hemlock and alpine fir succeed the trees of the lower slope.

The alpine fir occurs in unmixed stands, but is often associated with the mountain hemlock.

The principal trees of the meadow area are the alpine fir, the alpine hemlock, and the Alaska cedar.

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