fir
noun uk/ˈfɜːr/ us/ˈfɝː/
[ C or U ] (also fir tree [ C ])冷杉，枞
a tall evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) that grows in cold countries and has leaves that are like needles
Around the chalet, tall firs blocked out the sun.
They decorated a small fir tree for Christmas.
The hills are thickly wooded with pine, fir, and maple.
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- The price of Christmas trees is expected to rise this year because of a shortage of firs in Denmark.
- He touched the sticky resin on the trunk of a fir tree.
- Spruce, fir, and oak were the species most heavily affected by defoliation.
- There were larch and fir forests.