Douglas-fir

A form of Douglas fir — Any evergreen conifer of genus Pseudotsuga, of which four to six species are native to western North America and eastern Asia.

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Meanings

nounDouglas-fir (countable and uncountable, plural Douglas-firs)

plural Douglas-firs

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of Douglas fir.

    Douglas-fir: Americaʼs most valuable timber tree, so, sure— why not grow a tree farm full of nothing but?

    2018, Richard Powers, The Overstory, Vintage (2019), page 111
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