Definition of Pacific silver fir

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


Definition of Pacific silver fir

1. Noun. A fir native to the coastal region of Pacific North America, ''Abies amabilis''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pacific Silver Fir

Pacific bonito
Pacific bottlenose dolphin
Pacific cod
Pacific dewberries
Pacific dewberry
Pacific giant salamander
Pacific halibut
Pacific hemlock
Pacific herring
Pacific loon
Pacific loons
Pacific newt
Pacific plum
Pacific ridley
Pacific sardine
Pacific silver fir (current term)
Pacific silver firs
Pacific spiny dogfish
Pacific sturgeon
Pacific tree toad
Pacific tripletail
Pacific walrus
Pacific yew
Pacini
Pacinian corpuscle
Packer
Packer whacker
Packer whackers
Packera
Packera aurea

Literary usage of Pacific silver fir

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

1. Conservation and Development of Nontimber Forest Products in the Pacific edited by Bettina Von Hagen, James F. Weigand, Rebecca McLain, Roger Fight (1998)
"... Scientific name Common name Abies spp. P. Mill. firs Abies amabilis (Dougl. ex Loud.) Dougl. ex Forbes Pacific silver fir Abies fraser/( Pursh) Poir. ..."

2. American Marten, Fisher, Lynx, and Wolverine: Survey Methods for Their Detection by William J. Zielinski, Thomas E. Kucera (1998)
"On the west slope of the Cascade Range, Jones and Raphael (1991, unpubl. data) reported that old-growth forests within the Pacific silver fir (Abies ..."

3. Income Opportunities in Special Forest Products: Self-Help Suggestions for by Margaret G. Thomas (1994)
"These include the Pacific silver fir, subalpine fir, Noble fir, lodgepole pine, western white pine, Douglas-fir, juniper, incense cedar, and the western red ..."

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