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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | evergreen |
| Synonyms: | alpine, cedar, conifer, douglas, pine, wood |
| Notes: | a fir is any of various evergreen trees; fur is the pelt or coat of an animal, or a garment made of the fur of an animal pine, fir, and spruce are quite different from each other - though they are all conifers; pine has clusters of long needle-shaped leaves and spruce is a type of fir; the only scientific difference between a spruce and a fir is that spruces have rectangular needles while firs have flat needle-shaped leaves |
| Main Entry: | evergreen |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conifer |
| Synonyms: | fir, hedge, pine, pine tree |
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