white fir
a tall, narrow fir, Abies concolor, of western North America, yielding a soft wood used for lumber, pulp, boxes, etc.
the wood of this tree.
any of various similar firs of western North America, or their wood.
Origin of white fir
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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 HallThe 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-WheelerHere and there are charming little nurseries of tiny and growing yellow pines and white fir.
The Lake of the Sky | George Wharton JamesOn our way we pass through the most remarkable white fir nursery we have yet seen.
The Lake of the Sky | George Wharton JamesThe Norway spruce, or white fir (P. excelsa), is the chief European species.
The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties | Charles H. (Charles Henry) Snow
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