douglas fir

Noun

Meaning

tall evergreen timber tree of western North America having resinous wood and short needles

strong durable timber of a douglas fir

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

Douglas-fir

Synonyms

Oregon pine cedar cypress juniper evergreen fir balsam coniferous hemlock bristlecone pine arborvitae incense cedar balsam fir grand fir Colorado fir
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Hypernyms

fir conifer coniferous tree

Hyponyms

Oregon pine douglas pine Oregon fir Pseudotsuga menziesii douglas hemlock douglas spruce

Examples

Adaptation by the Douglas fir created a smoother distribution of species. Source: Internet

Annual rainfall during a 30-year period on a bigcone Douglas-fir site in the San Gabriel Mountains averaged convert and ranged from convert. Source: Internet

Although it outgrows coastal Douglas-fir for the first 25 years, it is very shade intolerant and seldom lives more than 100 years. Source: Internet

A parasitic plant sometimes utilizing P. menziesii is Douglas-fir dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium douglasii). Source: Internet

A snag provides nest cavities for birds Douglas fir snags are abundant in forests older than 100–150 years and provide cavity-nesting habitat for numerous forest birds. Source: Internet

Ecology The rooting habit of coast Douglas fir is not particularly deep, with the roots tending to be shallower than those of same-aged ponderosa pine, sugar pine, or California incense-cedar, though deeper than Sitka spruce. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Douglas Elton Fairbanks Douglas Fairbanks Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Douglas fir tussock moth douglas hemlock Douglas MacArthur