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douglas fir

Definitions of douglas fir
  1. noun
    tall evergreen timber tree of western North America having resinous wood and short needles
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    types:
    Oregon fir, Oregon pine, Pseudotsuga menziesii, douglas hemlock, douglas pine, douglas spruce, green douglas fir
    lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped cones
    Pseudotsuga macrocarpa, big-cone douglas fir, big-cone spruce
    douglas fir of California having cones 4-8 inches long
    type of:
    conifer, coniferous tree
    any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
  2. noun
    strong durable timber of a douglas fir
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    type of:
    fir
    nonresinous wood of a fir tree
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