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coniferous Definition


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conifer
noun
    1. Any of various, mostly evergreen, trees and shrubs with narrow needle-like leaves, which produce their pollen and seeds in cones, eg pine, spruce, cedar, yew, etc.
Derivative: coniferous
adj
    Being a conifer; cone-bearing.
Etymology: 19c: Latin, from conus cone + ferre to carry.



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