silver fir

English

A European silver fir tree (Abies alba), in the Pieniny, Poland.

Noun

silver fir (plural silver firs)

1. Any of several species large evergreen coniferous trees of genus Abies (firs):
   1. A European silver fir (Abies alba), native to Europe.
   2. A Pacific silver fir (Abies amabilis), native to western North America
   3. A Pindrow fir (Abies pindrow), native to Asia

Synonyms

• Abies pectinata

Translations

European silver fir Abies alba

• Bulgarian: бяла ела (bjala ela)
• Czech: jedle bělokorá (cs)
• Dutch: gewone zilverspar (nl) m
• Finnish: saksanpihta
• French: sapin pectiné (fr) m
• German: Weißtanne (de) f
• Latin: abiēs f
• Russian: бе́лая пи́хта f (bélaja píxta)
• Slovene: jelka (sl) f
• Swahili: mberoshi fedha
• Venetan: albèo m
• Volapük: biet (vo)
• Welsh: ffynidwydd arian f pl

Pacific silver fir — see Pacific silver fir

References

• silver fir on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Abies alba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Abies alba on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Abies alba on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Abies alba at USDA Plants database