DCHP-2

silver fir DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• 1 — Obs.

  a slender evergreen, Abies balsamea, found in Canada from northeastern Alberta eastward, the source of Canada balsam (def. 1).

  See also: balsam (fir) (def. 1)  Canada balsam (def. 1)  silver pine  

  • 1775  (1792)  They feed on nothing but rinds the whole winter, and by so doing kill a prodigious number of trees of all sorts; though they prefer the silver-fir to all others

• 2

  a fir tree, Abies amabilis, of the Pacific Coast.

  See also: balsam (fir) (def. 4)  

  • 1925  This fir [balsam fir] is also known as the White or Silver Fir from the appearance of its smooth grey bark, dappled with white.
  • 1956  Amabilis fir [is also called] silver fir. . . .