conifer


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
conifer /ˈkɒnɪfə, ˈkəʊn-/
noun a tree bearing cones and evergreen needle-like or scale-like leaves, e.g. a pine, fir, or cypress. [Order Coniferales.]
– derivatives
coniferous /kəˈnɪf(ə)rəs/ adjective.
– origin C19: from L., lit. ‘cone-bearing’, from conus (see cone).
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