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silver fir
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1 — Obs.
a slender evergreen, Abies balsamea, found in Canada from northeastern Alberta eastward, the source of Canada balsam (def. 1).
Quotations
1775
They feed on nothing but rinds the whole winter, and by so doing kill a prodigious number of trees of all sorts; though they prefer the silver-fir to all others
2
a fir tree, Abies amabilis, of the Pacific Coast.
See: balsam (fir)(def. 4)
Quotations
1925
This fir [balsam fir] is also known as the White or Silver Fir from the appearance of its smooth grey bark, dappled with white.
1956
Amabilis fir [is also called] silver fir. . . .