fir

The definition of a fir is an evergreen tree with cones and flattened needles.

(noun)

An example of a fir is a Christmas tree.

See fir in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

any of a genus (Abies) of cone-bearing evergreen trees of the pine family, having flattened needles and upright cones whose scales fall off at maturity
any of various other coniferous trees, as the Douglas fir
the wood of any of these trees

Origin: ME firre < OE fyrh, akin to Ger föhre < IE base *perkwus, name of the tree, oak > L quercus, oak

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firkin

See fir in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. Any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies, having single flattened needles and erect cones with deciduous scales.
b. Any of several similar or related trees, such as the Douglas fir.
The wood of these trees.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English firre

Origin: , probably of Scandinavian origin; see perk^wu- in Indo-European roots

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