Definition of Abies fraseri

1. Noun. Small fast-growing but short-lived fir of southern Alleghenies similar to balsam fir but with very short leaves.

Exact synonyms: Fraser Fir
Generic synonyms: Silver Fir

Lexicographical Neighbors of Abies Fraseri

Abey
Abgesang
Abgesangs
Abhimanyu
Abhishikt
Abi
Abib
Abidjan
Abidji
Abie
Abies alba
Abies amabilis
Abies balsamea
Abies bracteata
Abies concolor
Abies fraseri
Abies grandis
Abies lasiocarpa
Abies lowiana
Abies venusta
Abigail
Abigaille
Abila
Abilene
Abimelech
Abington
Abipones
Abipón
Abitibi
Abitibian

Literary usage of Abies fraseri

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Pinetum: Being a Synopsis of All the Coniferous Plants at Present Known by George Gordon, Robert Glendinning (1858)
"Pinus Fraseri, Pursh, „ abies fraseri, Lindley. Leaves, solitary, irregularly two-rowed, ... abies fraseri nana, Hort. „ „ balsamea prostrata, Knight. ..."

2. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913)
"abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. Fraser's Balsam Fir. Fig. 149. Pinus Fraseri Pursh, FI. Am. Sept. ... abies fraseri Poir. in Lam. Encycl. Suppl. 5 : 35. 1817. ..."

3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1877)
"... Dr. Engelmann, of St. Louis, spoke of the characters and geographical distribution of abies fraseri. It closely resembled the common balsam, ..."

4. Veitch's Manual of the Coniferae: Containing a General Review of the Order by Adolphus Henry Kent (1900)
"... abies fraseri. A slender short-lived tree with a trunk rarely attaining a height of 70 feet and a diameter of 2'5 feet ; more commonly 30—40 feet high ..."

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