Douglas fir
noun
1- a tall, slender conifer with soft foliage and, in mature trees, deeply fissured bark. It is widely planted as a timber tree.道格拉斯氏杉, 黄杉。
1.1
- Genus Pseudotsuga, family Pinaceae: several species, in particular P. menziesii of western North America.黄杉属, 松科：数种, 尤指北美西部的花旗松。
词源
mid 19th cent.: named after David Douglas （1798-1834）, the Scottish botanist and explorer who introduced it to Europe from North America.