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subalpine fir
noun[ C or U ]
(alsosub-alpine fir)uk /sʌbˌæl.paɪn ˈfɜːr/ us /sʌbˌæl.paɪn ˈfɝː/(alsoalpine fir)
an evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) with a narrow, pointed shape and grey-green needle-like leaves that grows mainly in North America:
The spruce and subalpine fir forests are prime habitat for endangered mountain caribou.
The lower half of the mountain is well-forested with alpine firs, spruce, and lodgepole pines.
Forested slopes of lodge-pole pine and subalpine fir give way to aspen-covered foothills.
More than 8,000 hectares of angleman spruce and sub-alpine fir trees were flattened in the storm.
The hunters decided to use a patch of alpine fir to cover them until they could move into position.
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Types of evergreen & coniferous tree
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areca
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