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red fir

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red fir: see pine pine, common name for members of the Pinaceae, a family of resinous woody trees with needlelike, usually evergreen leaves. The Pinaceae reproduce by means of cones (see cone) rather than flowers and many have winged seeds, suitable for wind distribution.
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Douglas fir, Oregon pine, red fir, yellow fir
A strong, medium-density, medium- to coarse-textured softwood; widely used for plywood and as lumber and timber in construction work.


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He spotted both the world-record Jeffrey pine and a champion red fir there.
But beautiful, too, tucked back from the south shore of Wallowa Lake, its dark brown wood-sided walls set against steep mountain faces covered in Ponderosa pine and red fir, and a deep-green lawn stretching out in front.
the hem-fir group consists of western hemlock, California red fir (Abies magnifica), grand fir (Abies grondis), noble fir [Abies procera], pacific silver fir (Abies amabilis) and white fir (Abies concolor).
 
 
 
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