Definition of Abies lasiocarpa

1. Noun. Medium-tall timber tree of the Rocky Mountains having a narrowly conic to columnar crown.

Exact synonyms: Alpine Fir, Subalpine Fir
Generic synonyms: Silver Fir

Lexicographical Neighbors of Abies Lasiocarpa

Abgesangs
Abhimanyu
Abhishikt
Abi
Abib
Abidjan
Abidji
Abie
Abies alba
Abies amabilis
Abies balsamea
Abies bracteata
Abies concolor
Abies fraseri
Abies grandis
Abies lasiocarpa (current term)
Abies lowiana
Abies venusta
Abigail
Abigaille
Abila
Abilene
Abimelech
Abington
Abipones
Abipón
Abitibi
Abitibian
Abitibis
Abiturient

Literary usage of Abies lasiocarpa

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)
"N of Big Lake, on Abies lasiocarpa var. arizonica, H & Mathiasen 7910 in 1979 .... E of Glenwood, Mathiasen 8105 in 1981 (FPF) and on Abies lasiocarpa var. ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1900)
"Abies concolor , Abies lasiocarpa) Т flujo ... mucronata Abies grandis Abies amabilis Abies concolor Abies lasiocarpa, etc. ..."

3. New Manual of Botany of the Central Rocky Mountains (vascular Plants) by John Merle Coulter, Aven Nelson (1909)
"Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. Sylva 3: 138. 1849. Not so tall, 20- 30 m. high, with very pale and thin, smooth, or only in very old trees cracked, ..."

4. Veitch's Manual of the Coniferae: Containing a General Review of the Order by Adolphus Henry Kent (1900)
"Although the most widely distributed of the Silver Firs of western America, Abies lasiocarpa is practically the least known of any of them iu Great Britain. ..."

5. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"... fir (Abies lasiocarpa var. arizonica). These are usually found above 2920 m. Mixed conifer forests, which includes montane forest communities described ..."

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