Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fir tree (Abies fraseri) of the southern Appalachian Mountains, having a pyramidal shape, dark-green flattened needles, and resin-filled blisters on the trunk.
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- noun A North American species of
fir tree (Abies fraseri).
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- noun small fast-growing but short-lived fir of southern Alleghenies similar to balsam fir but with very short leaves
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After John Fraser, (1750–1811), British botanist.]
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