Main Entry: Doug·las fir

Pronunciation: \ˌdə-gləs-\

Function: noun

Etymology: David Douglas †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 United States — see cone illustration