| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Small fast-growing but short-lived fir of southern Alleghenies similar to balsam fir but with very short leaves.[Wordnet]. | |
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Common Expressions: Fraser fir
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Fraser fir | Small fast-growing but short-lived fir of southern Alleghenies similar to balsam fir but with very short leaves. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Fraser Fir | Fraser Fir (Abies fraseri), is a coniferous tree, closely related to Balsam Fir. Its range is restricted to the southeastern Appalachian Mountains in southwestern Virginia, western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. The tree lives in acidic moist but well-drained sandy loam at high elevations (1200-2000 m), usually mixed with Red Spruce. Fraser Fir grows up to 25 m tall, 75 cm in trunk diameter and a 6-12 m spread. The crown is pyramidal with horizontal branches. It is dense when the tree is young, but becomes more open as it ages. (references) | ||
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