: 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
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Workers quickly used a crane to remove the giant Douglas fir from the flat bed trailer that was used to transport it halfway across the country.
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Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 6 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
Better Homes & Gardens Noble Fir and Pine Scented Jar Candle
Enjoy the aroma of a Douglas fir forest without leaving the comfort of your home.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 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
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Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 6 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
Better Homes & Gardens Noble Fir and Pine Scented Jar Candle
Enjoy the aroma of a Douglas fir forest without leaving the comfort of your home.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 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
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Douglas fir
noun
Doug·las fir
ˌdəg-ləs- 
: a tall evergreen cone-bearing timber tree of the western U.S.
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