Etymology

Douglas fir

Today it means: Any evergreen conifer of genus Pseudotsuga, of which four to six species are native to western North America and eastern Asia. Full definition →

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The story

Named after David Douglas (1799–1834), Scottish botanist and collector.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.