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Noun: douglas hemlock
  1. Lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped cones
    "The douglas hemlock towered over the surrounding forest";
    - green douglas fir, douglas spruce, douglas pine, Oregon fir, Oregon pine, Pseudotsuga menziesii
Noun: big-cone douglas fir
  1. Douglas fir of California having cones 4-8 inches long
    "The big-cone douglas fir's massive cones littered the forest floor";
    - big-cone spruce, Pseudotsuga macrocarpa
Noun: Douglas  dúg-lus
  1. United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
    - Stephen A. Douglas, Stephen Arnold Douglas, Little Giant
     
  2. Capital city of the Isle of Man
Noun: douglas fir
  1. Tall evergreen timber tree of western North America having resinous wood and short needles
    "Douglas firs can grow to be among the tallest trees in the world"
     
  2. Strong durable timber of a douglas fir
    "Douglas fir is widely used in the construction industry for its strength and durability"

Type of: conifer, coniferous tree, fir, pol [N. Amer, informal], political leader, politician, politico [informal], pollie [Austral, informal], polly [Austral, informal]

Part of: genus Pseudotsuga, IOM, Isle of Man, Man, Pseudotsuga

Encyclopedia: Douglas, Michael

Douglas fir