Abies

See also: abies

Translingual

Detail of the needlelike leaves of type species Abies alba Mill. (1768), commonly known as the silver fir.

Etymology

From Latin abies (“silver fir”).

Proper noun

Abies f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pinaceae – certain coniferous trees, true firs, characterized by the erect cones and the flattened, needlelike, sessile leaves not jointed at the base, natives of north temperate regions and related to the cedars (Cedrus) and hemlocks (Tsuga).

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; Pinopsida – class; Pinidae – subclass; Pinales – order; Pinaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Abies sect. Abies, Abies sect. Amabilis, Abies sect. Balsamea, Abies sect. Bracteata, Abies sect. Grandis, Abies sect. Momi, Abies sect. Nobilis, Abies sect. Oiamel, Abies sect. Piceaster, Abies sect. Pseudopicea – sections
  • Abies alba (silver fir) – type species; Abies amabilis (Pacific silver fir), Abies balsamea (balsam fir), Abies bracteata, Abies concolor (white fir), Abies grandis (grand fir), Abies religiosa (sacred fir), Abies magnifica (red fir), Abies procera (noble fir) – selected other species

References

• Abies on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Abies on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Abies on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons