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douglas fir

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables
dou-glas -fir
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any evergreen conifer of genus Pseudotsuga, of which four to six species are native to western North America and eastern Asia.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Wood of the tree.

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

Douglas firs (plural) Douglas-fir (alternative)

Synonyms

Douglas tree Oregon pine

Questions

What does douglas fir mean?
Any evergreen conifer of genus Pseudotsuga, of which four to six species are native to western North America and eastern Asia.
Where does douglas fir come from?
Named after David Douglas (1799–1834), Scottish botanist and collector.

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