Coniferous

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Bearing cones, as the pine, fir, and cypress; specifically, belonging or relating to the order Coniferæ.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress.
  • adjective. Pertaining to the order Coniferae, of which the pine tree is the type.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress.
  • adjective. Of, or pertaining to, a conifer.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. of or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing cones and evergreen leaves
  • Word Usage
    "Although they are classified as coniferous forests, it is important to understand that these forests also include deciduous broad-leaved trees that may form a lower canopy through which the conifers emerge."
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    evergreen  
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