Lexic.us

Definition of Genus abies

1. Noun. True firs.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Abies

Literary usage of Genus abies

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

1. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People by Chambers, W. and R., publ (1876)
"But the name fir is often also used in a more restricted signification, and the trees so designated are those forming the genus Abies of some authors, ..."

2. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"But the name fir is often also used in a more restricted signification, and the trees so designated are those forming the genus Abies of some authors, ..."

3. Diversions of a Naturalist by Edwin Ray Lankester (1915)
"In the genus Abies, associated with the silver fir, are a whole series of American, Siberian, and Japanese species. An interesting one is the Californian ..."

4. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1904)
"The genus Abies then, appears to form a transition group, having parallelisms with Agathis and Araucaria through the occurrence of resinous tracheids ..."

5. The American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1874)
"III!, the popular name of several species of trees of the genus abies. Some botanical authors class the trees known as firs, spruces, and hemlock spruces in ..."

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