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

Stands of alpine fir trees offered occasional shade from the sun as we made our way toward Ingalls Pass at 6,500 feet.

From Seattle Times

Next time you stop to appreciate the bloom of paintbrush, the scent of an alpine fir, the glint of sun off a glacier, the dust of a trail on a warm July day — think of Karen Sykes.

From Seattle Times

The limber pine is frequent in high rocky places, assuming picturesque forms at timberline, and the Douglas fir, or false hemlock, is widely distributed, while the blue spruce and alpine fir are confined to moist stream banks.

From Project Gutenberg

Lower on the mountains are heather, gentians, wild heliotrope, and stunted trees of alpine fir, white-barked pine, and alpine larch.

From Project Gutenberg

The valleys on the east bear Engelmann spruce, alpine fir, lodgepole pine, Douglas fir, and limber pine.

From Project Gutenberg