Color Names

Balsam Fir

Dusty evergreen, like the needles under a Christmas tree.

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Balsam Fir is a cool grey, close to green.

It can be described as cool, muted, greyish and dusty.

Set in black, because black reads best on it.

Balsam Fir

Abies balsamea

Abies balsamea or balsam fir is a North American fir, native to most of eastern and central Canada and the northeastern United States.

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Balsam

Balsam is the resinous exudate which forms on certain kinds of trees and shrubs, particularly species belonging to genera such as Myroxylon, Abies, Copaifera, Styrax, and Populus. They may occur naturally as resinous exudates following injury to bark or wood tissues. Balsam owes its name to the biblical Balm of Gilead.

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Fir

Firs are coniferous trees belonging to the genus Abies in the family Pinaceae. There are approximately 48–65 extant species, found on mountains throughout much of North and Central America, Eurasia, and North Africa. The genus is most closely related to Keteleeria, a small genus confined to eastern Asia.

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balsam fir

Noun

  1. A North American species of fir tree (Abies balsamea).
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