abies Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun true firs
    genus Abies.
  2. verb make amends for
    atone; aby; expiate; abye.
    • expiate one's sins

WordNet


A"bi*es noun
Etymology
L., fir tree.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of coniferous trees, properly called Fir, as the balsam fir and the silver fir. The spruces are sometimes also referred to this genus.

Webster 1913