Fraser fir

Fraser fir
noun Etymology: John Fraser died 1811 British botanist Date: 1897 a southern Appalachian fir (Abies fraseri) that resembles the balsam fir

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  • Fraser fir — noun small fast growing but short lived fir of southern Alleghenies similar to balsam fir but with very short leaves • Syn: ↑Abies fraseri • Hypernyms: ↑silver fir …   Useful english dictionary

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  • silver fir — noun any of various true firs having leaves white or silvery white beneath • Hypernyms: ↑fir, ↑fir tree, ↑true fir • Hyponyms: ↑amabilis fir, ↑white fir, ↑Pacific silver fir, ↑red silver fir …   Useful english dictionary

  • John Fraser (botanist) — John Fraser (1750 – 26 April 1811) was a Scottish botanist, born at Tomnacross, the Aird, Inverness shire. He moved to London, where he started work as a draper working with linen, but then, together with his son, took up botanical collecting,… …   Wikipedia

  • southern balsam fir — noun : fraser fir …   Useful english dictionary

  • Douglas-fir — This article is about Pseudotsuga. For the North American species, see Pseudotsuga menziesii and Rocky Mountain Douglas fir. For the ship, see Oregon Pine (schooner). Douglas fir Pseudotsuga Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii in …   Wikipedia

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