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Definition of Grand fir
1. Noun. Lofty fir of the Pacific coast of northwestern America having long curving branches and deep green leaves.
Generic synonyms: Silver Fir
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grand Fir
Literary usage of Grand fir
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Improving Planting Stock Quality: The Humboldt Experience by James L. Jenkinson (1995)
"... and incense-cedar from the Klamath Region, and noble fir, grand fir, Sitka
spruce, western hemlock, and western redcedar from the Oregon Coast Range. ..."
2. Handbook of West-American Cone-bearers by John Gill Lemmon (1900)
"... leaves longer, mostly flat, and twisted one-half round at base. Male flowers
smaller, yellow. Three Species:— No. 5—grand fir • • A.- ..."
3. American Marten, Fisher, Lynx, and Wolverine: Survey Methods for Their Detection by William J. Zielinski, Thomas E. Kucera (1998)
"Forests range from western hemlock, grand fir, Sitka spruce to Douglas fir,
arbutus, broad- leafed maple. Wet, fog-dependent redwood forests with Douglas ..."
4. Proceedings of the Society of American Foresters by Society of American Foresters (1912)
"... grand fir, and occasional other species. This stand is ordinarily fairly even
aged, very dense, and consists of large trees of fairly uniform size. ..."
5. Bulletin of the National Research Council by National Research Council (U.S.) (1921)
"17, No. i, 21-35; Mss. report: "Some Considerations Pertaining to the Diseases
of Western Hemlock and grand fir as Affecting Forest Management," by JR Weir, ..."
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