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WHITE FIR

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when crushed

Synonyms:

Abies amabilis; amabilis fir; Christmas tree; Pacific silver fir; red silver fir; white fir

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("white fir" is a kind of...):

silver fir (any of various true firs having leaves white or silvery white beneath)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Medium to tall fir of central to western United States having a narrow erect crown and soft wood

Synonyms:

Abies concolor; Abies lowiana; California white fir; Colorado fir; white fir

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("white fir" is a kind of...):

silver fir (any of various true firs having leaves white or silvery white beneath)

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