noun
Maries' fir
A species of fir tree native to Japan, Abies mariesii. Often found in subalpine regions.
オオシラビソは日本の亜高山帯に自生する常緑針葉樹です。
Maries' fir is an evergreen conifer native to Japan's subalpine zone.
Katakana spelling is standard for this tree name; usually written in kana.
Rare kanji spelling; the characters are not in common use for this word.
Variant kanji spelling with 曾 instead of 曽; very rare.
The name オオシラビソ likely derives from 大白檜曽, literally 'large white fir', referring to the tree's appearance. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.