conifer

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Noun
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co=ni=fer

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun conifer has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

conifern. [L. conifer; conus cone + ferre to bear: cf. F. conifère.].
     A tree or shrub bearing cones; one of the order Coniferae, which includes the pine, cypress, and (according to some) the yew.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

conifer, n. any evergreen tree of a group usu. bearing cones, including pines, yews, cedars, and redwoods.

Derivative
coniferous adj.
Etymology
L (as cone, -ferous)

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