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fir

Definition:

(nou) nonresinous wood of a fir tree (nou) any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas

Phonetic Transcription:

fɜː

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The fir is the provincial tree of this area.

The lake is surrounded by pine and fir forests in the Cascade Mountains.

The balsam fir is the provincial tree of New Brunswick.

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