alpine fir

noun

1. a fir, Abies lasiocarpa, of the Rocky Mountains, yielding a soft, brittle wood used for making boxes, crates, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of alpine fir¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

The trees are mountain hemlock, alpine fir, Engelmann spruce, and white-bark pine.

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Other species are the alpine fir, Douglas spruce, limber pine, and Western yellow pine.

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Mountain hemlock and alpine fir succeed the trees of the lower slope.

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The alpine fir occurs in unmixed stands, but is often associated with the mountain hemlock.

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The principal trees of the meadow area are the alpine fir, the alpine hemlock, and the Alaska cedar.

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