Abies

abies Translingual thumb|Detail of the needlelike leaves of type species Abies alba species Mill. (1768), commonly known as the en silver fir. Etymology From mul la abies silver fir. Proper noun 1 f genus family Pinaceae certain coniferous trees, true firs, characterized by the erect cones and the flattened, needlelike, sessile leaves not jointed at the base, natives of north temperate regions and related to the cedars (Cedrus genus) and hemlocks (Tsuga genus) Hypernyms genus Hyponyms genus Abies sect. Abies section, Abies sect. Amabilis section, Abies sect. Balsamea section, Abies sect. Bracteata section, Abies sect. Grandis section, Abies sect. Momi section, Abies sect. Nobilis section, Abies sect. Oiamel section, Abies sect. Piceaster section, Abies sect. Pseudopicea section sections Abies alba species (silver fir) type species; Abies amabilis species (Pacific silver fir), Abies balsamea species (balsam fir), Abies bracteata species, Abies concolor species (white fir), Abies grandis species (grand fir), Abies religiosa species (sacred fir), Abies magnifica species (red fir), Abies procera species (noble fir) selected other species References 1 1 1