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s | fir |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun fir is

(chiefly|countable|british) any conifer of a variety of genera, especially a scots pine, pinus sylvestris'' or a (true fir) (''abies ).

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

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    fir

    English

    (wikipedia fir)

    Noun

  • (chiefly, countable, British) Any conifer of a variety of genera, especially a Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris'' or a (true fir) (''Abies ).
  • (chiefly, countable, US) A conifer of the genus Abies .
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    • I can almost smell the fir scent… resinous, pungent.
  • (uncountable) Wood of such trees.

    • Synonyms

    * (all countable senses) fir tree

    Derived terms

    * balsam fir - Abies balsamea * * * * Douglas fir, Douglas-fir - * * fir clubmoss - * * fir-cone * firlike * * firless * firmoss - Huperzia spp. * firry * Fraser fir - * * * jointfir - Ephedra * * * noble fir - * Pacific silver fir - * red fir - Abies spp. * Riga fir - Pinus sylvestris * sacred fir - Abies religiosa * Scotch fir - Pinus sylvestris * sea fir - * silver fir - Abies alba * * * white fir -

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