fraser fir

1. 1.

   small fast-growing but short-lived fir of southern Alleghenies similar to balsam fir but with very short leaves

   SynonymsAbies fraseri

   Broadersilver fir

Questions about fraser fir

What does fraser fir mean?

fraser fir means "small fast-growing but short-lived fir of southern Alleghenies similar to balsam fir but with very short leaves".

What is another word for fraser fir?

Close synonyms include Abies fraseri. 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 fraser fir a common word?

fraser fir is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.