Definition of Santa lucia fir

1. Noun. A pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines.

Exact synonyms: Abies Bracteata, Abies Venusta, Bristlecone Fir
Generic synonyms: Fir, Fir Tree, True Fir

Lexicographical Neighbors of Santa Lucia Fir

Santa Ana
Santa Ana wind
Santa Ana winds
Santa Anna
Santa Barbara
Santa Catalina
Santa Catarina
Santa Clara
Santa Claus
Santa Croce
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz cypress
Santa Fe
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Gertrudis
Santa Lucia fir
Santa Maria de Belem
Santa Maria del Tule
Santa Maria tree
Santa Rosa
Santa hat
Santa hats
Santa sack
Santa sacks
Santa suit
Santa suits
Santalaceae
Santalales
Santali
Santalum album

Literary usage of Santa lucia fir

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

1. California Coast Trails: A Horseback Ride from Mexico to Oregon by Joseph Smeaton Chase (1913)
"... Canon — Oddities of pronunciation — More kind Mexicans — A mountain home — The Pear Orchard — A resting spell — The Santa Lucia fir — Duality of climate ..."

2. The Trees of California by Willis Linn Jepson (1909)
"santa lucia fir. 5. ABIES VF.NUSTA Koch. A. bracteata Nutt. Fig. 64. ... The Santa Lucia Fir, often called Bristle-cone Fir, is a' singular fir with a ..."

3. The Resources of California: Comprising the Society, Climate, Salubrity by John Shertzer Hittell (1874)
"... (Santa Lucia fir) grows in the Santa Lucia Mountains. The height is about one hundred feet, the shape a perfect cone, the lowest branches resting on the ..."

4. The Resources of California: Comprising the Society, Climate, Salubrity by John Shertzer Hittell (1875)
"... (Santa Lucia fir) grows in the Santa Lucia Mountains. The height is about one hundred feet, the shape a perfect cone, the lowest branches resting on the ..."

5. Year Book by Carnegie Institution of Washington (1921)
"... yellow pine (P. ponderosa), Santa Lucia fir (Abies venusta), canyon live oak (Quercus chrysolepis), and a considerable number of shrubs and herbs, ..."

6. The Silva of California by Willis Linn Jepson (1910)
"Groves of santa lucia fir are not far distant. Lower down the western slope is a Yellow Pine belt, noted on my journey of 1901. ..."

7. With the Flowers and Trees in California by Charles Francis Saunders (1914)
"The fir is the so-called Santa Lucia fir (Abies venusta or bracteata) which occurs only in a restricted area of one of the wildest regions of California, ..."

8. Check List of the Forest Trees of the United States: Their Names and Ranges by George Bishop Sudworth (1898)
"santa lucia fir (Bug. lit.). Abies amabilis (Loud.) Forb. Amabilis Fir. KANGE.—From British Columbia (Fraser River and southward in the Cascade Mountains) ..."

9. California Coast Trails: A Horseback Ride from Mexico to Oregon by Joseph Smeaton Chase (1913)
"... Canon — Oddities of pronunciation — More kind Mexicans — A mountain home — The Pear Orchard — A resting spell — The Santa Lucia fir — Duality of climate ..."

10. The Trees of California by Willis Linn Jepson (1909)
"santa lucia fir. 5. ABIES VF.NUSTA Koch. A. bracteata Nutt. Fig. 64. ... The Santa Lucia Fir, often called Bristle-cone Fir, is a' singular fir with a ..."

11. The Resources of California: Comprising the Society, Climate, Salubrity by John Shertzer Hittell (1874)
"... (Santa Lucia fir) grows in the Santa Lucia Mountains. The height is about one hundred feet, the shape a perfect cone, the lowest branches resting on the ..."

12. The Resources of California: Comprising the Society, Climate, Salubrity by John Shertzer Hittell (1875)
"... (Santa Lucia fir) grows in the Santa Lucia Mountains. The height is about one hundred feet, the shape a perfect cone, the lowest branches resting on the ..."

13. Year Book by Carnegie Institution of Washington (1921)
"... yellow pine (P. ponderosa), Santa Lucia fir (Abies venusta), canyon live oak (Quercus chrysolepis), and a considerable number of shrubs and herbs, ..."

14. The Silva of California by Willis Linn Jepson (1910)
"Groves of santa lucia fir are not far distant. Lower down the western slope is a Yellow Pine belt, noted on my journey of 1901. ..."

15. With the Flowers and Trees in California by Charles Francis Saunders (1914)
"The fir is the so-called Santa Lucia fir (Abies venusta or bracteata) which occurs only in a restricted area of one of the wildest regions of California, ..."

16. Check List of the Forest Trees of the United States: Their Names and Ranges by George Bishop Sudworth (1898)
"santa lucia fir (Bug. lit.). Abies amabilis (Loud.) Forb. Amabilis Fir. KANGE.—From British Columbia (Fraser River and southward in the Cascade Mountains) ..."

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