DOUGLAS FIR


Meaning of DOUGLAS FIR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdə-gləs- ]

noun

Etymology: David Douglas died 1834 Scottish botanist

Date: 1873

: any of a genus ( Pseudotsuga ) of tall evergreen timber trees of the pine family having thick bark, pitchy wood, and pendulous cones ; especially : one ( P. menziesii syn. P. taxifolia ) chiefly of the western U.S. — see cone illustration

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