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red fir

red fir noun: a fir tree of western North America (Abies magnifica).

red fir: a fir tree of western North America (Abies magnifica)
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Noun

red fir (plural red firs)

  1. A fir tree of western North America (Abies magnifica).
    • […]in the ape posse, bent on vengeance, traversing landscapes clothed in snow and bristling with California red fir and silver pine, spooking human stragglers, and running across fresh graves as they search for the nameless colonel and try to piece together why the humans are killing each other.2017 July 7, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, “The ambitious War For The Planet Of The Apes ends up surrendering to formula”, in The Onion AV Club
    Synonyms:
    Shasta red fir

Synonyms of red fir

Forms of red fir

pluralred firs

Origin of red fir

From the bark colour of the older trees.

Questions about red fir

What does red fir mean?
Red fir means a fir tree of western North America (Abies magnifica).
What part of speech is red fir?
Red fir is a noun.
What is the plural of red fir?
The plural of red fir is red firs.

Words near red fir in the dictionary

  1. red fescue
  2. red fescues
  3. red fever
  4. red figure
  5. Red Finland
  6. red fir
  7. red fire
  8. red firs
  9. red flag
  10. red flag day
  11. red flag days

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