silver fir

silver fir

English

A European silver fir tree (Abies alba), in the Pieniny, Poland.

Noun

silver fir (plural silver firs)

1. Any of several species large evergreen coniferous trees of genus Abies (firs):
   1. A European silver fir (Abies alba), native to Europe.
   2. A Pacific silver fir (Abies amabilis), native to western North America
   3. A Pindrow fir (Abies pindrow), native to Asia

Synonyms

• Abies pectinata

Translations

European silver fir Abies alba

Bulgarian: бяла ела (bjala ela) Czech: jedle bělokorá (cs) Dutch: gewone zilverspar m Finnish: saksanpihta French: sapin pectiné (fr) m German: Weißtanne (de) f Latin: abiēs f Russian: бе́лая пи́хта f (bélaja píxta) Slovene: jelka (sl) f Swahili: mberoshi fedha Venetian: albèo m Volapük: biet (vo) Welsh: ffynidwydden arian f

Pacific silver fir — see Pacific silver fir

References

• silver fir on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Abies alba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Abies alba on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Abies alba on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Abies alba at USDA Plants database