conifer
noun/ˈkɒnɪfə(r)/
/ˈkɑːnɪfər/
- any tree that produces hard dry fruit called cones. Most conifers are evergreen (= have leaves that stay on the tree all year).Topics Plants and treesc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryConifer is used before these nouns:
- needle
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘cone-bearing’, from conus from Greek kōnos.
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