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Meaning of ABIES

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  true firs
 
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 Synonyms: genus Abies
 
 See Also: family Pinaceae, fir, fir tree, gymnosperm genus, Pinaceae, pine family, true fir

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A"bi*es\, n. [L., fir tree.] (Bot.)
A genus of coniferous trees, properly called Fir, as the
balsam fir and the silver fir. The spruces are sometimes also
referred to this genus.
 

 

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