Douglas fir

American  

noun

1. a coniferous tree, Pseudotsuga menziesii, of western North America, often more than 200 feet (60 meters) high, having reddish-brown bark, flattened needles, and narrow, light-brown cones, and yielding a strong, durable timber: the state tree of Oregon.

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Douglas fir British  

noun

1. Also called: Oregon fir.   Oregon pine.  a North American pyramidal coniferous tree, Pseudotsuga menziesii, widely planted for ornament and for timber, having needle-like leaves and hanging cones: family Pinaceae

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Etymology

Origin of Douglas fir

1855–60; named after David Douglas (1798–1834), Scottish botanist and traveler in America

Example Sentences

In the University District, the Burke Meadow hosts Native plants like camas and lupine, peppered with Garry oaks, plus a Douglas fir woodland.

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Features a camas terrace including camas, lupine and other flowers, as well as Garry oaks and a section of Douglas fir forest.

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Douglas fir forests dominate Western Washington, but for thousands of years, prairies and oak savannas covered 180,000 acres of this land.

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An 85-foot-long table, made of a single, 4-inch-thick plank of Douglas fir.

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Dominated by the immense Douglas fir table, the room features several Chihuly “Chandeliers,” a shelf holding dozens of papier-mâché circus masks, glass “Cylinders” oriented to highlight outside light and an eight-oar shell built by the Pococks.

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