white fir


noun
  1. a tall, narrow fir, Abies concolor, of western North America, yielding a soft wood used for lumber, pulp, boxes, etc.

  2. the wood of this tree.

  1. any of various similar firs of western North America, or their wood.

Origin of white fir

1
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

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How to use white fir in a sentence

  • The meadow, bordered by red and white fir and Jeffrey and lodgepole pine, offers an attractive but cold campsite.

    Guide to Yosemite | Ansel Hall
  • The white fir grew to a much larger tree than the Balm-of-Gilead he had known in the East, and the lower branches were tough.

    The Boy With the U. S. Foresters | Francis Rolt-Wheeler
  • Here and there are charming little nurseries of tiny and growing yellow pines and white fir.

    The Lake of the Sky | George Wharton James
  • On our way we pass through the most remarkable white fir nursery we have yet seen.

    The Lake of the Sky | George Wharton James
  • The Norway spruce, or white fir (P. excelsa), is the chief European species.