Definition of Abies

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abies
n. genus of coniferous trees known as Fir

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Abies Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Abies
(n.)
A genus of coniferous trees, properly called Fir, as the balsam fir and the silver fir. The spruces are sometimes also referred to this genus.
  

WordNet 2.0
Abies

Noun
1. true firs
(synonym) genus Abies
(hypernym) gymnosperm genus
(member-holonym) Pinaceae, family Pinaceae, pine family
(member-meronym) fir, fir tree, true fir


aby

Verb
1. make amends for; "expiate one's sins"
(synonym) expiate, abye, atone
(hypernym) right, compensate, redress, correct

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abies

abies
\a"bi*es\ (&?;), n. [l., fir tree.] (bot.) a genus of coniferous trees, properly called fir, as the balsam fir and the silver fir. the spruces are sometimes also referred to this genus.


  similar words(4) 




 abies grandis 
 abies alba 
 abies amabilis 
 abies concolor 


Abies Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries

JM Latin-English Dictionary
abies
N F
fir tree/wood; white/silver fir| spruce; thing of fir| ship| spear; sea weed


Abies Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

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FIR
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Fir
See FIR for the three letter acronym.

Firs (Abies) are a genus of between 45-55 species of evergreen conifers in the family Pinaceae. All are trees, reaching heights of 10-80 m (30-260 ft) tall and trunk diameters of 0.5-4 m (2-12 ft) when mature. Firs can be distinguished from other members of the pine family by their needle-like leaves, attached to the twig by a base that resembles a small suction cup; and by erect, cylindrical cones 5-25 cm (2-10 in) long that disintegrate at maturity to release the winged seeds. Identification of the species is based on the size and arrangement of the leaves, the size and shape of the cones, and whether the bract scales of the cones are long and exserted, or short and hidden inside the cone. They are most closely related to the cedars (Cedrus). Firs are found through much of North and Central America, Europe, Asia, and North Africa, occurring in mountains over most of the range.


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