Abies
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Detail of the needlelike leaves of type species Abies alba Mill. (1768), commonly known as the silver fir.
See also: abies
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin abies (“silver fir”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Abies f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pinaceae – certain coniferous trees, the true firs, characterized by the erect cones and the flattened, needlelike, sessile leaves not jointed at the base. They are natives of north temperate regions and are related to the cedars (Cedrus) and hemlocks (Tsuga).
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; Pinopsida – class; Pinidae – subclass; Pinales – order; Pinaceae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Abies sect. Abies, Abies sect. Amabilis, Abies sect. Balsamea, Abies sect. Bracteata, Abies sect. Grandis, Abies sect. Momi, Abies sect. Nobilis, Abies sect. Oiamel, Abies sect. Piceaster, Abies sect. Pseudopicea - sections
References
Abies on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Abies on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Abies on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
