fir tree

1. 1.

   any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas

   Synonymsfirtrue fir

   Broaderconifer

   Narrowersilver firSanta Lucia fir

   Part ofAbies

   Partsfir cone

Questions about fir tree

What does fir tree mean?

fir tree means "any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas".

What is another word for fir tree?

Close synonyms include fir, true fir. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fir tree a common word?

fir tree is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.