Fir (18), n.

n. [A-S. furh, Icel. fura, furutré, Dan. fyrr, fyrretræ, Sw. furu, furuträ, O. H. Ger. forha, foraha, M. H. Ger. vorhe, Prov. Ger. förhe, N. H. Ger. föhre, allied to W. pyr.] (Bot.) A tree of several species of the genus Abies, allied to the pines, and valued for its timber. These species are distinguished as the balsam fir, the silver fir, &c. The Scotch fir is a Pinus. See FIR-TREE.