: 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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That family’s tree was a Douglas fir, which holds heavy ornaments better, said her mother, Daina Lattimer.
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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
Finally, though, wood is back in business in a versatile new form: mass timber, a sturdy, humane product engineered not from ever-scarcer old-growth hardwood trees but from much younger, softer cedar, Douglas fir, and (lately) eastern hemlock.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 Jan. 2025
The house has solar panels, Douglas fir ceilings, art lights, glass elevator, wood and polished-concrete floors, white-oak cabinetry, chef's kitchen with farmhouse sink, great room with a wall of windows; primary suite with kiva fireplace; and Arhaus furnishings.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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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
Finally, though, wood is back in business in a versatile new form: mass timber, a sturdy, humane product engineered not from ever-scarcer old-growth hardwood trees but from much younger, softer cedar, Douglas fir, and (lately) eastern hemlock.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 Jan. 2025
The house has solar panels, Douglas fir ceilings, art lights, glass elevator, wood and polished-concrete floors, white-oak cabinetry, chef's kitchen with farmhouse sink, great room with a wall of windows; primary suite with kiva fireplace; and Arhaus furnishings.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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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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