Abies

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abies \A"bi*es\, n. [L., fir tree.] (Bot.)
     A genus of coniferous trees, properly called Fir, as the
     balsam fir and the silver fir. The spruces are sometimes also
     referred to this genus.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Abies
       n : true firs [syn: {genus Abies}]