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单词 silver fir
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silver fir


noun

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

Origin of silver fir

First recorded in 1700–10

Words nearby silver fir

silver doctor, silvered, silver-eye, silver fern, Silver Ferns, silver fir, silverfish, silver fizz, silver fluoride, silver foil, silver-fork deformity
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Example sentences from the Web for silver fir

  • Such a sight may be seen in Europe, among the high Silver-fir forests of the Pyrenees.

    At Last|Charles Kingsley
  • Close to the long stone wall shone the silver-fir that shielded the bee-city against the west wind.

    The Adventures of Maya the Bee|Waldemar Bonsels
  • It is curious to see the enormous size to which the silver-fir will here attain.

    Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847|Various
  • The commonest species, C. cordulatus, is most common in the silver-fir woods.

    The Yosemite|John Muir

British Dictionary definitions for silver fir

silver fir

noun

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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