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riga fir
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riga fir, [So called from Riga, a city in Russia.].
A species of pine (Pinus sylvestris ), and its wood, which affords a valuable timber; -- called also Scotch pine , and red deal or yellow deal . It grows in all parts of Europe, in the Caucasus, and in Siberia. [1913 Webster]
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