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Santa Lucia fir

noun

a pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines

• Syn: ↑bristlecone fir, ↑Abies bracteata, ↑Abies venusta

• Hypernyms: ↑fir, ↑fir tree, ↑true fir

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\\|santəlü|sēə-\ noun

Usage: usually capitalized S&L

Etymology: after Santa Lucia range, southwestern California

: a pyramidal California evergreen tree (Abies venusta) with spiny pointed leaves and cones that have long spines protruding from the scale bracts — called also bristlecone fir

Useful english dictionary. 2012.