: 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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Details include stained glass, Douglas fir paneling, seven fireplaces, gas lamps, and pocket doors.
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Visit a late-1800s lighthouse surrounded by tall Sitka spruce and Douglas fir trees along the Cape Meares Loop.
Dine on fresh seafood from the nearby bay at Jandy Oyster Co. or The Schooner.
—Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2025
That family’s tree was a Douglas fir, which holds heavy ornaments better, said her mother, Daina Lattimer.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
The two-story, 500-square-foot tree house, on seven acres of private woodland, is accessed by a spiral staircase that wraps around a Douglas fir tree.
—Maggie Fuller, AFAR Media, 3 Jan. 2025
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Visit a late-1800s lighthouse surrounded by tall Sitka spruce and Douglas fir trees along the Cape Meares Loop.
Dine on fresh seafood from the nearby bay at Jandy Oyster Co. or The Schooner.
—Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2025
That family’s tree was a Douglas fir, which holds heavy ornaments better, said her mother, Daina Lattimer.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
The two-story, 500-square-foot tree house, on seven acres of private woodland, is accessed by a spiral staircase that wraps around a Douglas fir tree.
—Maggie Fuller, AFAR Media, 3 Jan. 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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