Any of several coniferous trees which yield resin, including the Norway spruce, Picea abies, the silver fir, Abies alba, and the Siberian fir, A. sibirica.
Origin
Early 18th century; earliest use found in Richard Bradley (?1688–1732), botanist and writer.
Definition of pitch fir in US English:
pitch fir
noun
rare
Any of several coniferous trees which yield resin, including the Norway spruce, Picea abies, the silver fir, Abies alba, and the Siberian fir, A. sibirica.
Origin
Early 18th century; earliest use found in Richard Bradley (?1688–1732), botanist and writer.