FIR


Meaning of FIR in English

n. 1 (in full fir-tree) any evergreen coniferous tree, esp. of the genus Abies, with needles borne singly on the stems (cf. PINE(1)). 2 the wood of the fir. fir-cone the fruit of the fir. firry adj.

[ ME, prob. f. ON fyri- f. Gmc ]

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