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noun
Any evergreen conifer of genus Pseudotsuga, of which four to six species are native to western North America and eastern Asia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Wood of the tree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
tall evergreen timber tree of western North America having resinous wood and short needles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: conifer, coniferous tree
Narrower terms: green douglas fir, douglas spruce, douglas pine, douglas hemlock, Oregon fir, Oregon pine, Pseudotsuga menziesii, big-cone spruce, big-cone douglas fir, Pseudotsuga macrocarpa
noun
strong durable timber of a douglas fir
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fir
History
Named after David Douglas (1799–1834), Scottish botanist and collector.
Across languages
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