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coniferous

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Main Entry:
co·ni·fer 
          Listen to the pronunciation of conifer
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 
          Listen to the pronunciation of coniferous \kō-ˈni-f(ə-)rəs, kə-\ adjective


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