silver fir

silver fir

noun
a coniferous tree, Abies alba, native to Europe, the young branches of which are covered with grayish fuzz.

Origin:
1700–10
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silver fir
 
n
any of various fir trees the leaves of which have a silvery undersurface, esp Abies alba, an important timber tree of central and S Europe

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silver fir

(Abies alba), tree growing to a height of 150 feet; abundant in the mountainous regions of central and southern Europe.

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