Douglas fir

noun

Doug·​las fir ˈdə-gləs- 

: 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 synonym P. taxifolia) chiefly of the western U.S. see cone illustration

Examples of Douglas fir in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s a Japanese influence to the menu, and Kammerer serves dishes like barbecue kohlrabi with Douglas fir and campfire butter as well as Monterrey Bay abalone roasted in kelp and served with sea vegetable vinegar. —Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025

Same old Douglas fir charm with a little more pizazz. —Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 12 Nov. 2025

The 500-kilovolt line would skim a parking lot, cross through the woods and over a metal deer fence, before running diagonally across a field of Douglas firs and blue spruces and continuing as far as the eye could see. —Bracey Harris, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025

Regardless of your route, the whole way is lined with Douglas fir and lodgepole pine, sparkling alpine lakes, and the jagged peaks that gave the Sawtooths their name. —Jacqueline Kehoe, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

David Douglas †1834 Scottish botanist

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Douglas fir

• amateur
• connoisseur
• kieselguhr
• monseigneur
• procureur
• retransfer
• saboteur
• silencer
• voyageur
• birr
• blur
• bur

Kids Definition

Douglas fir

noun

Doug·​las fir ˌdəg-ləs- 

: a tall evergreen cone-bearing timber tree of the western U.S.