douglas fir

Questions about douglas fir

What does douglas fir mean?

douglas fir means "strong durable timber of a douglas fir". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

Is douglas fir a common word?

douglas fir is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.