silver firn.

Etymology: silver n. and adj.

a. A tall species of fir ( Abies or Picea pectinata), native to southern and central Europe and some parts of Asia, introduced into Britain in the 17th century and extensively used for planting.The bark of the young tree is of a silvery grey, and the leaves have two broad white lines on the under-surface.

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firc1381

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mast tree1597

white fir1605

Scotch fir1673

silver fir1707

Scotchman1807

fir balsam1810

Alpine fir1819

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pinsapo1839

fir-pine1843

red fir1852

grand fir1874

mountain balsam1878

Shasta fir1897

Santa Lucia fir1905

1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry 365 Firs are of several sorts,..but the best sort both for Beauty and Timber, is that which they call the Silver-Fir.

1789 A. Emmerich Culture of Forests xx. 78 There are three species of Needle Wood or Firs: the Norway Fir, the Scotch Fir, and the Silver Fir.

1831 On Planting (Libr. Useful Knowl.) vii. 89 The specimens of the silver fir (Pinus picea) at Blair Adam..are remarkable for size and symmetry.

1882 Garden 23 Dec. 548/2 The Silver Fir is a majestic tree either singly or in clump.

attributive.1871 C. Kingsley At Last I. vii. 259 Among the high Silver-fir forests of the Pyrenees.

b. A tree belonging to this species.

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black spruce1741

red spruce1741

Norway spruce1766

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skunk spruce1876

Colorado spruce1881

Yeddo spruce1932

1789 Trans. Soc. Arts (ed. 2) 1 72 The greatest number of Silver Firs.

1892 Gardeners' Chron. 27 Aug. 251/1 Some fine Silver Firs are here, one over 100 feet in height.

2. Applied to various other species of fir, usually with distinctive epithets (see quots.).The ‘silver firs’ are sometimes classed under the genus Picea, and the ‘spruce firs’ under Abies.

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1834 J. J. Audubon Ornithol. Biogr. II. 426 The Balsam or Silver Fir..is abundant in the State of Maine.

1874 J. L. Stewart & D. Brandis Forest Flora N.-W. & Central India 528 Abies Webbiana,..Himalayan Silver Fir.

1879 Encycl. Brit. IX. 225/1 The Silver Fir of Canada (P. balsamea)..furnishes the ‘Canada balsam’ used in medicine.

1880 C. E. Bessey Bot. 412 The Giant Silver Fir, A. grandis, of Oregon and California.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	silver fir
释义	silver firn. Etymology: silver n. and adj. 1. a. A tall species of fir ( Abies or Picea pectinata), native to southern and central Europe and some parts of Asia, introduced into Britain in the 17th century and extensively used for planting.The bark of the young tree is of a silvery grey, and the leaves have two broad white lines on the under-surface. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > fir-tree spurch1295 firc1381 fir-treea1382 mast tree1597 white fir1605 Scotch fir1673 silver fir1707 Scotchman1807 fir balsam1810 Alpine fir1819 deal treea1825 pinsapo1839 fir-pine1843 red fir1852 grand fir1874 mountain balsam1878 Shasta fir1897 Santa Lucia fir1905 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry 365 Firs are of several sorts,..but the best sort both for Beauty and Timber, is that which they call the Silver-Fir. 1789 A. Emmerich Culture of Forests xx. 78 There are three species of Needle Wood or Firs: the Norway Fir, the Scotch Fir, and the Silver Fir. 1831 On Planting (Libr. Useful Knowl.) vii. 89 The specimens of the silver fir (Pinus picea) at Blair Adam..are remarkable for size and symmetry. 1882 Garden 23 Dec. 548/2 The Silver Fir is a majestic tree either singly or in clump. attributive.1871 C. Kingsley At Last I. vii. 259 Among the high Silver-fir forests of the Pyrenees. b. A tree belonging to this species. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > spruces spruce?1602 Norway fir1666 spruce fir1676 hemlock tree1679 hemlock1728 spruce pine1731 white spruce1731 black spruce1741 red spruce1741 Norway spruce1766 silver fir1789 var1793 Engelmann1866 Sitka spruce1867 Sitka pine1868 skunk spruce1876 Colorado spruce1881 Yeddo spruce1932 1789 Trans. Soc. Arts (ed. 2) 1 72 The greatest number of Silver Firs. 1892 Gardeners' Chron. 27 Aug. 251/1 Some fine Silver Firs are here, one over 100 feet in height. 2. Applied to various other species of fir, usually with distinctive epithets (see quots.).The ‘silver firs’ are sometimes classed under the genus Picea, and the ‘spruce firs’ under Abies. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > fir-tree > names used for various firs silver fir1834 oyamel1871 1834 J. J. Audubon Ornithol. Biogr. II. 426 The Balsam or Silver Fir..is abundant in the State of Maine. 1874 J. L. Stewart & D. Brandis Forest Flora N.-W. & Central India 528 Abies Webbiana,..Himalayan Silver Fir. 1879 Encycl. Brit. IX. 225/1 The Silver Fir of Canada (P. balsamea)..furnishes the ‘Canada balsam’ used in medicine. 1880 C. E. Bessey Bot. 412 The Giant Silver Fir, A. grandis, of Oregon and California. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online September 2019). > as lemmas silver fir silver fir n. ( Abies pectinata) a native of the mountainous parts of middle and southern Europe; so called from its whiteness under the leaves. silver fir of Canada ( Abies balsamea), a small tree which furnishes ‘Canada balsam’.extracted from firn. < n.1707 as lemmas
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