Grand fir (English spelling)

Japanese: grand fir(英語表記)grandfir
Grand fir (English spelling)

...The balsam fir (A. balsamea (L.) Mill. (English name: balsam fir, eastern fir) of northeastern North America is famous for the resin, or Canada balsam, that is extracted from its bark. The grand fir ( A. grandis Lindl.) of western North America reaches a height of 100 meters, and the Colorado fir (A. concolor Lindl. ex Hildbr.) (English name: Colorado fir, white fir) has silvery-white needles on both sides. The silver fir (A. alba Mill.) is distributed in central and southern Europe, and is also found in abundance in the Schwarzwald ("Black Forest") near Freiburg in Germany. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "grand fir" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…北アメリカ北東部のバルサムモミA.balsamea (L.) Mill.(英名balsam fir,eastern fir)は樹皮から樹脂,すなわちカナダバルサムを採るので名高い。北アメリカ西部のグランドモミA.grandis Lindl.(英名grand fir)は高さ100mに達し,コロラドモミA.concolor Lindl.ex Hildbr.(英名Colorado fir,white fir)は針葉の両面とも銀白色を呈する。ヨーロッパ中・南部にはヨーロッパモミA.alba Mill.(英名silver fir)が分布し,ドイツ,フライブルク近郊のシュワルツワルトSchwarzwald(“黒い森”)にも多く見られる。…

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