Douglas fir

See also: Douglas-fir

English

A Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)

Alternative forms

• Douglas-fir

Etymology

Named after David Douglas (1799–1834), Scottish botanist and collector.

Noun

Douglas fir (countable and uncountable, plural Douglas firs)

1. Any evergreen conifer of genus Pseudotsuga, of which four to six species are native to western North America and eastern Asia.
2. (uncountable) Wood of the tree.

Synonyms

• (conifer): Douglas tree, Oregon pine

Translations

tree of genus Pseudotsuga

• Bulgarian: ду́гласка ела́ f (dúglaska elá), ду́гласка f (dúglaska)
• Catalan: avet de Douglas m
• Finnish: douglaskuusi (fi)
• French: pin de l'Oregon m
• Halkomelem: lá:yelhp

  Vancouver Island: ts'sey'

• Kwak'wala: xa̱x̱w’mas
• Navajo: chʼó deenínii
• Nootka: ʔuucsmapt
• Ohlone:

  Southern Ohlone: rappak

• Polish: daglezja (pl) f, jedlica f
• Portuguese: abeto-de-douglas m
• Romanian: duglas (ro) m
• Saanich: JSȺ¸IȽĆ
• Spanish: abeto de Douglas m, pino de Oregón m
• Turkish: Duglas göknarı
• Umatilla: pápš
• Welsh: ffynidwydd Douglas f pl

Further reading

• Douglas fir on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pseudotsuga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Pseudotsuga on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Pseudotsuga at USDA Plants database