noun
also douglas spruce or douglas pine or douglas hemlock ˈdəgləs-
Usage: usually capitalized D
Etymology: after David Douglas died 1834 Scottish botanist in America
: a tall evergreen timber tree ( Pseudotsuga menziesii or P. taxifolia ) of the western United States having thick bark, pitchy wood, and pendulous cones, with bracts that protrude conspicuously beyond the cone scales — called also Oregon pine, red fir