Lexic.us

Definition of Abies amabilis

1. Noun. Medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when crushed.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Abies Amabilis

Literary usage of Abies amabilis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dwarf Mistletoes: Biology, Pathology, and Systematics by Frank G. Hawksworth, Delbert Wiens (1998)
"Near Ellensburg, Brandegee 1070 in 1883 (PH, US), and on Abies amabilis, ... E of the Cascade crest, H 2384 in 1989 (FPF), and on Abies amabilis, ..."

2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1904)
"37), while in Abies amabilis (Fig. 38) resin cells and tracheids also form a coterminous series. It is thus obvious that we have here precisely the same ..."

3. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1905)
"Abies amabilis—Characters of the Oleo Resin.—Frank Rabak, in continuation of his efforts to raise the mystery that has heretofore surrounded the source and ..."

4. Index to the Reports of the Tests of Metals and Other Materials Made with ...by United States Army. Ordnance Dept by United States Army. Ordnance Dept (1913)
"Abies amabilis Abies ... Ash, black Ash, blue Ash, blue Ash, mountain Ash, green Ash, Oregon ; ash Ash, prickly 84793—13 16 Abies amabilis. ..."

5. A Manual of the North American Gymnosperms: Exclusive of the Cycadales But by David Pearce Penhallow (1907)
"36), while in Abies amabilis (fig. 37) resin cells and tracheids also form a ... Abies amabilis. chyma tracheids also serve a similar purpose to the ray ..."

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