alpine-fir

alpine fir

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

Origin:
1895–1900

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alpine fir

noun
medium-tall timber tree of the Rocky Mountains having a narrowly conic to columnar crown 
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