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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A fir tree (Abies fraseri) of the southern Appalachian Mountains, having a pyramidal shape, dark-green flattened needles, and resin-filled blisters on the trunk.

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  • noun A North American species of fir tree (Abies fraseri).

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  • noun small fast-growing but short-lived fir of southern Alleghenies similar to balsam fir but with very short leaves

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[After John Fraser, (1750–1811), British botanist.]

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