abies

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abies - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Abies \A"bi*es\, n. [L., fir tree.] (Bot.)
     A genus of coniferous trees, properly called Fir, as the
     balsam fir and the silver fir. The spruces are sometimes also
     referred to this genus.
     [1913 Webster]

abies - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Abies
      n 1: true firs [syn: Abies, genus Abies]