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con·i·fer

(kŏn′ə-fər, kō′nə-)
n.
Any of various mostly needle-leaved or scale-leaved, chiefly evergreen, cone-bearing gymnospermous trees or shrubs of the order Coniferales, such as pines, spruces, and firs.
[Latin cōnifer, cone-bearing : cōnus, cone (from Greek kōnos; see kō- in Indo-European roots) + -fer, -fer.]
co·nif′er·ous (kō-nĭf′ər-əs, kə-) adj.
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coniferous

(kəˈnɪfərəs; kɒ-)
adj
(Plants) of, relating to, or belonging to the plant phylum Coniferophyta
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. coniferous - of or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing cones and evergreen leaves
evergreen - (of plants and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the year
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Translations
صَنَوْبَري، كوزي
jehličnatý
koglebærende
toboztermõ
barr-; köngulberandi
ihličnatý
kozalaklı ağaç

coniferous

[kəˈnɪfərəs] ADJ → conífero
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coniferous

[kɒˈnɪfərəs] adj [forest] → de conifères
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coniferous

adj tree, forest → Nadel-
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coniferous

[kəˈnɪfərəs] adj (forest) → di conifere ; (tree) → conifero/a
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conifer

(ˈkonifə) , ((American) ˈka-) noun
a cone-bearing tree, eg the fir. The larch tree is a conifer. naaldboom, konifeer, keëlagtig, kegeldraend شَجَرَه تَحْمِلُ ثمارا مَخْروطِيَّه/ صَنَوْبَرِيَّه иглолистно растение conífera jehličnatý strom/keř der Nadelbaum nåletræ 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 هغه ونې چه غوټۍ نيسى (لكه دجلغوزى ونه 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
coˈniferous adjective
cone-bearing. konifeeragtig, keëlagtig, kegeldraend صَنَوْبَري، كوزي иглолистен conífero jehličnatý zapfentragend nåle-; koglebærende 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 د جلغوزی دګیا هانو ته مربوط 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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