(See quot. 1823.)
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > fir-tree (21) spurch1295 (See quot. 1823.) firc1381 The name given to a number of coniferous trees, of different genera. Scotch fir n. = Scots pine, n. silver fir n. (Abies pectinata) a native of… fir-treea1382 = fir, n. 1. mast tree1597 any of various tall, erect trees, esp. those formerly used to make ships' masts; spec. †(a) the silver fir, Abies alba (obsolete); (b) a tree of… white fir1605 †(a) a European coniferous tree (perhaps the silver fir Abies alba, or the Norway spruce, Picea abies) (obsolete rare); (b) any of various North… Scotch fir1673 = Scots pine, n. silver fir1707 A tall species of fir (Abies or Picea pectinata), native to southern and central Europe and some parts of Asia, introduced into Britain in the 17th… Scotchman1807 colloquial. A Scotch fir. Now rare. fir balsam1810 the silver fir of Canada, Abies balsamea. Alpine fir1819 a tall fir, Abies lasiocarpa, of the mountains of western North America, which provides paper pulp and low quality timber; (also) any of several… deal treea1825 a fir-tree. pinsapo1839 The Spanish fir, Abies pinsapo, native to mountainous regions of south-west Spain and Morocco, which is characterized by short, radially arranged… fir-pine1843 = sense 1. red fir1852 The wood of the Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris; cf. red deal n. at red, adj. n.compounds 1e(d) (now rare). Also: the tree itself (rare). grand fir1874 a large fir tree, Abies grandis, native to the west coast of North America. mountain balsam1878 †(a) a yerba santa, Eriodictyon californicum (family Hydrophyllaceae); cf. mountain balm, n. 3 (obsolete); (b) the Alpine fir, Abies lasiocarpa… Shasta fir1897 a large red fir, Abies magnifica variant shastensis, native to western North America. Santa Lucia fir1905 Used attributively in Santa Lucia fir to designate the bristlecone fir, Abies bracteata, which is native to the region. Subcategories:— starrigan (1) — names used for various firs (2) |
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