western white fir
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White fir — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
white fir — noun 1. medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when crushed • Syn: ↑amabilis fir, ↑Pacific silver fir, ↑red silver fir, ↑Christmas tree, ↑Abies amabilis • Hypernyms: ↑silver… … Useful english dictionary
lowland white fir — noun lofty fir of the Pacific coast of northwestern America having long curving branches and deep green leaves • Syn: ↑lowland fir, ↑giant fir, ↑grand fir, ↑Abies grandis • Hypernyms: ↑silver fir * * * noun see … Useful english dictionary
California white fir — noun medium to tall fir of central to western United States having a narrow erect crown and soft wood • Syn: ↑white fir, ↑Colorado fir, ↑Abies concolor, ↑Abies lowiana • Hypernyms: ↑silver fir * * * noun see … Useful english dictionary
white fir — 1. a tall, narrow fir, Abies concolor, of western North America, yielding a soft wood used for lumber, pulp, boxes, etc. 2. the wood of this tree. 3. any of various similar firs of western North America, or their wood. [1880 85, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
white fir — noun Date: 1849 a large fir (Abies concolor) of western North America with pale usually bluish green foliage, a narrow erect crown, and soft wood that is used for lumber … New Collegiate Dictionary
White — (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith. szveisti, to make … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
White alder — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
White ant — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
White arsenic — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
