Main Entry: co·ni·fer

Pronunciation: \ˈkä-nə-fər also ˈkō-\

Function: noun

Etymology: ultimately from Latin conifer cone-bearing, from conus cone + -fer

Date: circa 1841

: any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (as pines) with true cones and others (as yews) with an arillate fruit

— co·nif·er·ous \kō-ˈni-f(ə-)rəs, kə-\ adjective