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fir⋅ry

[fur-ee]
–adjective, -ri⋅er, -ri-est.
1. of or pertaining to the fir.
2. made of fir.
3. abounding in firs.

Origin:
1825–35; fir + -y 1
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fir   (fûr)   
n.  
    1. Any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies, having single flattened needles and erect cones with deciduous scales.

    2. Any of several similar or related trees, such as the Douglas fir.

  1. The wood of these trees.


[Middle English firre, probably of Scandinavian origin; see perkwu- in Indo-European roots.]
fir'ry adj.
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