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BRISTLECONE FIR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bristlecone fir mean?
• BRISTLECONE FIR (noun)
The noun BRISTLECONE FIR has 1 sense:
1. a pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines
Familiarity information: BRISTLECONE FIR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Abies bracteata; Abies venusta; bristlecone fir; Santa Lucia fir
Hypernyms ("bristlecone fir" is a kind of...):
fir; fir tree; true fir (any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas)
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"Beat the iron while it is hot." (Arabic proverb)
"One swats the fly only if it annoys that person." (Cypriot proverb)