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Douglas fir

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Douglas fir
n.
A tall evergreen timber tree (Pseudotsuga menziesii formerly P. taxifolia) of northwest North America, having short needles and egg-shaped cones.

[After David Douglas (1798-1834), Scottish botanist who traveled in North America.]
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Douglas fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii

Douglas fir, spruce, hemlock
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a North American pyramidal coniferous tree, Pseudotsuga menziesii, widely planted for ornament and for timber, having needle-like leaves and hanging cones: family Pinaceae Also called Oregon fir Oregon pine
[named after David Douglas (1798-1834), Scottish botanist]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Douglas firdouglas fir - strong durable timber of a douglas fir
fir - nonresinous wood of a fir tree
douglas fir - tall evergreen timber tree of western North America having resinous wood and short needles
2.douglas fir - tall evergreen timber tree of western North America having resinous wood and short needles
genus Pseudotsuga, Pseudotsuga - douglas fir; closely related to genera Larix and Cathaya
douglas fir - strong durable timber of a douglas fir
douglas hemlock, douglas pine, douglas spruce, green douglas fir, Oregon fir, Oregon pine, Pseudotsuga menziesii - lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped cones
big-cone douglas fir, big-cone spruce, Pseudotsuga macrocarpa - douglas fir of California having cones 4-8 inches long
conifer, coniferous tree - any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
Translations
Douglas fir, Douglas pine
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Nowadays, families want their Christmas trees to be Douglas fir or noble fir instead, and those are imported from Oregon and Washington.
Al Carder spent sixty years as a plant biologist but never forgot the ancient Douglas fir forests which enthralled him as a child: when he retired he set out to find the trees, only to discover many had been felled by loggers or storms.
 
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