A genus (
Abies) of coniferous trees, often of large size and elegant shape, some of them valued for their timber and others for their resin. The species are distinguished as the
balsam fir, the
silver fir, the
red fir, etc. The
Scotch fir is a
Pinus. [
1913 Webster]
" Fir in the Bible means any one of several coniferous trees, including, cedar, cypress, and probably three species of pine." J. D. Hooker.
[1913 Webster]