silver fir
noun
: any of various firs (genus Abies) with leaves that are white or silvery white beneath
especially
: a valuable European timber tree (A. alba)
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Infused with watermelon, lychee, edelweiss flower, and silver fir extracts, the silver shampoo burnishes yellowing strands with a mix of blue and silver pigments.
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Jenny Berg, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2025
An arboretum of towering Scots pines, oaks, and silver fir surrounds this Victorian mansion, hemmed by formal gardens of flowers and shrubs.
—Andrea Bussell, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2025
The hydrating formula also helps protect hair against pollution and free-radical damage, thanks to the addition of European silver fir extract.
—Victoria Moorhouse, Glamour, 18 Apr. 2025
Created by celebrated perfumer Arnaud Winter, the sophisticated fragrance opens with green pine needles, silver fir, and wild balsam but dries down to an earthy finish thanks to cedar and musk.
—Katie Chang, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
About the only place of true peace and refuge in this country these days is the one nature built — the high hills of the eastern Carpathians, thick with strands of silver fir dusted with fresh snow, dotted with villages now ballooning in size as tens of thousands flee here.
—Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022
Nestled in a stand of western hemlock, Douglas fir, and silver fir, the area is well-screened and not crowded.
—Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
In a 2 oz spray bottle, add 1 oz witch hazel, 1 oz distilled water and 3-4 drops EOs (tea tree, pine, balsam fir, silver fir, or a combo).
—Allison Young, Good Housekeeping, 8 Nov. 2017
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Jenny Berg, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2025
An arboretum of towering Scots pines, oaks, and silver fir surrounds this Victorian mansion, hemmed by formal gardens of flowers and shrubs.
—Andrea Bussell, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2025
The hydrating formula also helps protect hair against pollution and free-radical damage, thanks to the addition of European silver fir extract.
—Victoria Moorhouse, Glamour, 18 Apr. 2025
Created by celebrated perfumer Arnaud Winter, the sophisticated fragrance opens with green pine needles, silver fir, and wild balsam but dries down to an earthy finish thanks to cedar and musk.
—Katie Chang, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
About the only place of true peace and refuge in this country these days is the one nature built — the high hills of the eastern Carpathians, thick with strands of silver fir dusted with fresh snow, dotted with villages now ballooning in size as tens of thousands flee here.
—Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022
Nestled in a stand of western hemlock, Douglas fir, and silver fir, the area is well-screened and not crowded.
—Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
In a 2 oz spray bottle, add 1 oz witch hazel, 1 oz distilled water and 3-4 drops EOs (tea tree, pine, balsam fir, silver fir, or a combo).
—Allison Young, Good Housekeeping, 8 Nov. 2017
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“Silver fir.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silver%20fir. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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