Definition of California white fir

1. Noun. Medium to tall fir of central to western United States having a narrow erect crown and soft wood.

Exact synonyms: Abies Concolor, Abies Lowiana, Colorado Fir, White Fir
Generic synonyms: Silver Fir

Lexicographical Neighbors of California White Fir

California redwood
California roll
California rolls
California romero
California sage
California sagebrush
California sea lion
California single-leaf pinyon
California spangled cats
California stop
California stops
California sycamore
California tree poppy
California virus
California whipsnake
California white fir
California white oak
California wine
California yellow bells
California yew
Californian
Californians
Californio
Californios
Caligula
Caligulan
Caliphate State
Calippic
Calixtus III
Calkins' sign

Literary usage of California white fir

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

1. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1907)
"... (california white fir).—A lovely tree, often 150 feet high, long leaves and light green cones, turning yellow at maturity. Oregon to Southern California ..."

2. Outdoor Heritage by Harold Child Bryant (1919)
"In California, white fir is largely restricted to the middle altitudes in the Sierra Nevada; in the Coast Range it is restricted to the higher mountains ..."

3. Wood and Other Organic Structural Materials by Charles Henry Snow (1917)
"california white fir (Cal.). Colorado White Fir, Concolor White Black Gum, Bastard Pine (Utah). Fir. LOCALITIES. Rocky Mountains and coast ranges; ..."

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