| Main Entry: | fir |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | evergreen |
Synonyms: |
alpine, cedar, conifer, douglas, pine, wood |
| Notes: | a fir is any of various evergreen trees; fur is the pelt or coat of an animal, or a garment made of the fur of an animal pine, fir, and spruce are quite different from each other - though they are all conifers; pine has clusters of long needle-shaped leaves and spruce is a type of fir; the only scientific difference between a spruce and a fir is that spruces have rectangular needles while firs have flat needle-shaped leaves |
| Main Entry: | green |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | emerald in color |
Synonyms: |
apple, aquamarine, beryl, bice, blue-green, chartreuse, fir, forest, grass, greenish-blue, jade, kelly, lime, malachite, moss, olive, pea, peacock, pine, sage, sap, sea, spinach, verdigris, vert, viridian, willow |
| Main Entry: | evergreen |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conifer |
Synonyms: |
fir, hedge, pine, pine tree |