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
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 KingsleyClose 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 BonselsIt is curious to see the enormous size to which the silver-fir will here attain.
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