Abies

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin abies (“silver fir”). === Proper noun === Abies f A taxonomic genus within the family Pinaceae – certain coniferous trees, true firs, characterized by the erect cones and the flattened, needlelike, sessile leaves not jointed at the base, natives of north temperate regions and 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 Abies alba (silver fir) – type species; Abies amabilis (Pacific silver fir), Abies balsamea (balsam fir), Abies bracteata, Abies concolor (white fir), Abies grandis (grand fir), Abies religiosa (sacred fir), Abies magnifica (red fir), Abies procera (noble fir) – selected other species === References === Abies on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Abies on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Abies on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons