Abies Definition

Abies Sentence Examples

• Conifers are rare, and the Scotch pine, which is abundant on the sandy plains, takes the place of the Abies.

• In the genus Abies, the silver firs, the cones are erect, and their scales drop off when the seed ripens; the leaves spread in distinct rows on each side of the shoot.

• The Norway spruce seems to have been the "Picea" of Pliny, but is evidently often confused by the Latin writers with their "Abies," the Abies pectinate of modern botanists.

• This tree appears to have been the true "Abies" of the Latin writers - the "pulcherrima abies" of Virgil.

• The silver fir (Abies sibirica, Pinus pectinata) and the stone-pine (P. Cembra) are quite common; they reach the higher summits, where the last-named is represented by a recumbent species (Cembra pumila).