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fir
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
fir
(noun)
balsam fir
(noun)
Douglas fir
(noun)
fir
/
ˈ
fɚ/
noun
plural
firs
fir
/
ˈ
fɚ/
noun
plural
firs
Britannica Dictionary definition of FIR
1
[
count
]
:
a tall evergreen tree
2
[
noncount
]
:
the wood of a fir tree
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