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Abies

noun

true firs

• Syn: ↑genus Abies

• Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Pinaceae, ↑family Pinaceae, ↑pine family

• Member Meronyms: ↑fir, ↑fir tree, ↑true fir

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\\ˈābēˌēz, ˈab-\ noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, silver fir

1. capitalized : a genus of north temperate evergreen trees which are the true firs (family Pinaceae) distinguished from spruces by flattish leaves, smooth circular leaf scars, and erect cones — see balsam fir, fir

2. plural abies : a tree of the genus Abies

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abies /ābˈi-ēz/

noun

A tree of the genus Abies, the genus of the true firs

Useful english dictionary. 2012.