california red fir

california red fir
noun
Usage: usually capitalized C
: the largest of the native American true firs (Abies magnifica) having 4-angled leaves and purplish brown cones 6 to 9 inches long

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California red fir,
a large, native American fir, valuable for its timber, that has purplish-brown cones when young.

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  • California red fir — didingasis kėnis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pušinių šeimos medieninis, dekoratyvinis augalas (Abies magnifica), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Abies magnifica angl. California red fir; red fir šaltinis Valstybinės… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • red fir — n. 1. any of various firs with reddish wood, as the California red fir ( Abies magnifica) 2. the wood of any of these trees ☆ 3. DOUGLAS FIR …   English World dictionary

  • red fir — noun 1. a. : any of several western American firs of the genus Abies: as (1) : noble fir (2) : california red fir ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • red fir — didingasis kėnis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pušinių šeimos medieninis, dekoratyvinis augalas (Abies magnifica), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Abies magnifica angl. California red fir; red fir šaltinis Valstybinės… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Red fir — Red Red, a. [Compar. {Redder} ( d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re[ a]d, re[ o]d; akin to OS. r[=o]d, OFries. r[=a]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[=o]t, Dan. & Sw. r[ o]d, Icel. rau[eth]r, rj[=o][eth]r, Goth. r[ a]uds, W. rhudd,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shasta red fir — noun also shasta fir Usage: usually capitalized S Etymology: from Mt. Shasta : an immense evergreen tree (Abies magnifica shastensis) of the Pacific coast of No. America closely related to the California red fir but less hardy in cultivation …   Useful english dictionary

  • California Red Tree Mouse — Taxobox name = California Red Tree Mouse status = DD | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia familia = Cricetidae genus = Arborimus species = A. pomo binomial = Arborimus pomo binomial… …   Wikipedia

  • fir — /ferr/, n. 1. any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones. 2. the wood of such a tree. [1250 1300; ME firre, OE fyrh; c. OS furie; akin to OE… …   Universalium

  • Red — Red, a. [Compar. {Redder} ( d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re[ a]d, re[ o]d; akin to OS. r[=o]d, OFries. r[=a]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[=o]t, Dan. & Sw. r[ o]d, Icel. rau[eth]r, rj[=o][eth]r, Goth. r[ a]uds, W. rhudd, Armor …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Red admiral — Red Red, a. [Compar. {Redder} ( d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re[ a]d, re[ o]d; akin to OS. r[=o]d, OFries. r[=a]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[=o]t, Dan. & Sw. r[ o]d, Icel. rau[eth]r, rj[=o][eth]r, Goth. r[ a]uds, W. rhudd,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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