noble fir
noun
: a valuable evergreen timber tree (Abies procera) attaining a height of 250 feet in the Cascade mountains being distinguished by cones with taper pointed bracts that project beyond and are reflexed over the scales, and yielding a useful timber resembling that of spruce
called also Oregon larch
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“Noble fir.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noble%20fir. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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