Douglas fir
Douglas fir
n.
A tall evergreen timber tree (Pseudotsuga menziesii formerly P. taxifolia) of northwest North America, having short needles and egg-shaped cones.
[After David Douglas (1798-1834), Scottish botanist who traveled in North America.]
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