Search "conifer" in:
Browse words next to:
coniferOne entry found. 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
Learn more about
"conifer" and related topics at
Britannica.com
|
|