conifer

con·i·fer  (kn-fr, kn-)

n.

Any of various mostly needle-leaved or scale-leaved, chiefly evergreen, cone-bearing gymnospermous trees or shrubs such as pines, spruces, and firs.

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[From New Latin Cniferae, family name, from Latin, feminine pl. of cnifer, cone-bearing : cnus, cone (from Greek knos; see k- in Indo-European roots) + -fer, -fer.]

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co·nifer·ous (k-nfr-s, k-) adj.

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conifer [ˈkəʊnɪfə ˈkɒn-]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any gymnosperm tree or shrub of the phylum Coniferophyta, typically bearing cones and evergreen leaves. The group includes the pines, spruces, firs, larches, yews, junipers, cedars, cypresses, and sequoias

[from Latin, from cōnus cone + ferre to bear]

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conifer  (kn-fr)

Any of various gymnosperms that bear their reproductive structures in cones and belong to the phylum Coniferophyta. Conifers evolved around 300 million years ago and, as a group, show many adaptations to drier and cooler environments. They are usually evergreen and often have drought-resistant leaves that are needle-shaped or scalelike. They depend on the wind to blow pollen produced by male cones to female cones, where fertilization takes place and seeds develop. Conifers are widely distributed, but conifer species dominate the northern forest biome known as the taiga. There are some 550 species of conifers, including the pines, firs, spruces, hemlocks, cypresses, junipers, yews, and redwoods. See more at pollinationseed-bearing plant

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coniferous adjective

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

conifer - any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones coniferous tree pine, pine tree, true pine - a coniferous tree larch tree, larch - any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves golden larch, Pseudolarix amabilis - Chinese deciduous conifer resembling a larch with golden yellow leaves fir tree, true fir, fir - any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas true cedar, cedar tree, cedar - any cedar of the genus Cedrus spruce - any coniferous tree of the genus Picea hemlock tree, hemlock - an evergreen tree douglas fir - tall evergreen timber tree of western North America having resinous wood and short needles Cathaya - Chinese evergreen conifer discovered in 1955; not yet cultivated elsewhere cedar, cedar tree - any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars cypress tree, cypress - any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones Athrotaxis selaginoides, King William pine - evergreen of Tasmanian mountains having sharp-pointed leaves that curve inward dawn redwood, metasequoia, Metasequoia glyptostrodoides - large fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having flat bright-green deciduous leaves and small globular cones; commonly cultivated in United States as an ornamental; known as a fossil before being discovered in China arborvitae - any of several Asian and North American conifers of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis keteleeria - Asiatic conifers resembling firs Wollemi pine - newly discovered (1994) pine thought to have been long extinct; Australia; genus and species names not yet assigned araucaria - any of several tall South American or Australian trees with large cones and edible seeds dammar pine, kauri pine - any of various trees of the genus Agathis; yield dammar resin plum-yew - any of several evergreen trees and shrubs of eastern Asia resembling yew and having large seeds enclosed in a fleshy envelope; sometimes cultivated as ornamentals celery pine - Australasian evergreen conifer having a graceful head of foliage resembling celery that is composed of phyllodes borne in the axils of scalelike leaves podocarp - any evergreen in the southern hemisphere of the genus Podocarpus having a pulpy fruit with one hard seed Podocarpus coriaceus, yacca, yacca podocarp - West Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves brown pine, Podocarpus elatus, Rockingham podocarp - large Australian tree with straight-grained yellow wood that turns brown on exposure African yellowwood, cape yellowwood, Podocarpus elongatus - South African tree or shrub having a rounded crown Podocarpus totara, totara - valuable timber tree of New Zealand yielding hard reddish wood used for furniture and bridges and wharves Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, kahikatea, New Zealand Dacryberry, New Zealand white pine, Podocarpus dacrydioides - New Zealand evergreen valued for its light easily worked wood Dacrydium cupressinum, imou pine, red pine, rimu - tall New Zealand timber tree Dacrydium colensoi, tar-wood, tarwood - New Zealand silver pine of conical habit with long slender flexuous branches; adapted to cold wet summers and high altitudes common sickle pine, Falcatifolium falciforme - small tropical rain forest tree of Indonesia and Malaysia Falcatifolium taxoides, yellow-leaf sickle pine - a rain forest tree or shrub of New Caledonia having a conic crown and pale green sickle-shaped leaves; host species for the rare parasite yew Dacrydium bidwilli, Halocarpus bidwilli, New Zealand mountain pine, tar-wood, tarwood - New Zealand shrub Lagarostrobus colensoi, silver pine, westland pine - timber tree of New Zealand having shiny white wood Dacrydium franklinii, huon pine, Lagarostrobus franklinii - Tasmanian timber tree with yellow aromatic wavy-grained wood used for carving and ship building; sometimes placed in genus Dacrydium

Translations

conifer [ˈkɒnɪfəʳ] N → conífera f

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conifer [ˈkɒnɪfə^r] n (= tree) → conifère m

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conifer

n → Nadelbaum m, → Konifere f (spec); conifers → Nadelhölzer pl

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conifer [ˈkɒnɪfəʳ] n → conifera

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conifer [ˈkɒnɪfəʳ] n → conifera

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conifer

n conifer [ˈkonifə, (American ) ˈka-]

a cone-bearing tree, eg the fir The larch tree is a conifer. naaldboom, konifeer, keëlagtig, kegeldraend شَجَرَه تَحْمِلُ ثمارا مَخْروطِيَّه/ صَنَوْبَرِيَّه иглолистно растение jehličnatý strom/keř nåletræ der Nadelbaum κωνοφόρο δέντρο conífera okaspuu مخروطی havupuu conifère עֵץ מָחַט शंकुवृक्ष crnogorično drvo, četinjar tűlevelű pohon cemara barrtré conifera 針葉樹 침엽수 spygliuotis skuju koks pokok konifer naaldboom nåletre, bartre drzewo iglaste conífera conifer хвойное дерево konifera iglavec četinar barrträd ต้นไม้จำพวกสนฝรั่งที่มีลูกเป็นรูปกรวย kozalaklı ağaç 針葉樹 хвойне дерево صنوبرى نوع كا كوئى درخت cây có quả hình nón 针叶树

adj coˈniferous

cone-bearing. konifeeragtig, keëlagtig, kegeldraend صَنَوْبَري، كوزي иглолистен jehličnatý nåle-; koglebærende zapfentragend κωνοφόρος conífero okas- وابسته به گیاهان مخروطی havu- conifère מַחטַנִי शंकुधारी crnogorični toboztermő berbuah kerucut barr-; köngulberandi conifero 球果植物の 칩엽수의, 구과 식물의 spygliuotis skuju- konifer naald-, kegeldragend konglebærende, nåle- iglasty conífero conifer хвойный; шишконосный ihličnatý iglast četinarski barr-, kottbärande ที่มีลูกเป็นรูปกรวย kozalaklı ağaç 針葉樹的 хвойний, шишконосний صنوبرى thuộc họ tùng bách 针叶树的

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conifer → شجرة الصنوبر المخروطية konifera nåletræ Nadelbaum κωνοφόρο conífera havupuu conifère četinjar conifera 針葉樹 구과 식물 naaldboom bartre drzewo iglaste conífera хвойное дерево barrträd ต้นสน kozalak cây lá kim 针叶树