noun
medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees
• Syn: ↑balm of Gilead, ↑Canada balsam, ↑Abies balsamea
• Hypernyms: ↑silver fir
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noun, pl ⋯ firs [count]
: a small American evergreen tree
Useful english dictionary. 2012.