fir-cone
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fir cone — n the hard brown fruit that contains the seeds of a fir tree … Dictionary of contemporary English
fir cone — noun the seed producing cone of a fir tree • Hypernyms: ↑cone, ↑strobilus, ↑strobile • Part Holonyms: ↑fir, ↑fir tree, ↑true fir * * * fir cone noun … Useful english dictionary
fir cone — n. cone of a fir tree that produces seeds … English contemporary dictionary
fir cone — noun Brit. the dry fruit of a fir tree or other conifer … English new terms dictionary
fir apple — fir apple, the fruit of the fir tree; a fir cone … Useful english dictionary
fir tree — noun any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas • Syn: ↑fir, ↑true fir • Hypernyms: ↑conifer, ↑coniferous tree • Hyponyms: ↑silver fir, ↑Santa Luc … Useful english dictionary
fir — n. 1 (in full fir tree) any evergreen coniferous tree, esp. of the genus Abies, with needles borne singly on the stems (cf. PINE(1)). 2 the wood of the fir. Phrases and idioms: fir cone the fruit of the fir. Derivatives: firry adj. Etymology: ME … Useful english dictionary
cone´less — cone «kohn», noun, verb, coned, con|ing. –n. 1. a solid object that has a flat, round base and narrows to a point at the top. 2. Geometry. a surface traced by a moving straight line, one point of which is fixed, the opposite end constantly… … Useful english dictionary
Cone — (k[=o]n?), n. [L. conus cone (in sense 1), Gr. kw^nos; akin to Skr. [,c]ana whetstone, L. cuneus wedge, and prob. to E. hone. See {Hone}, n.] 1. (Geom.) A solid of the form described by the revolution of a right angled triangle about one of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cone of rays — Cone Cone (k[=o]n?), n. [L. conus cone (in sense 1), Gr. kw^nos; akin to Skr. [,c]ana whetstone, L. cuneus wedge, and prob. to E. hone. See {Hone}, n.] 1. (Geom.) A solid of the form described by the revolution of a right angled triangle about… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
