conifer

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co·ni·fer /ˈkəʊnəfə, ˈkɒ- $ ˈkɑːnəfər/ noun [countable]  HBPa tree such as a pine or fir that has leaves like needles and produces brown cones that contain seeds. Most types of conifer keep their leaves in winter. 针叶树 —coniferous /kəˈnɪfərəs $ koʊ-, kə-/ adjective coniferous forests 针叶林

Examples from the Corpus

conifer• It's classed as being a conifer but it looks nothing like one.• Voice over Imaculate conifers dominate this garden.• If the conifers win out, then they shade the ground permanently and only mosses can remain.• I often see foxes, roe deer and red squirrels in the conifer plantation there.• It was just after eleven when I made the conifer where I'd split from Werewolf.• Then the conifers would have long since given up their job as nurses to the beeches and ended in a timber yard.• We trailed off into the canyons, and pitched tents under the conifers.• These were the conifers - pines, larches, cedars, firs and their relations.Origin conifer (1800-1900) Latin “carrying a cone”, from conus; → CONE

co·ni·fer nounChineseSyllable  

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conifer
co‧ni‧fer /ˈkəʊnəfə, ˈkəʊnɪfə, ˈkɒ- $ ˈkɑːnəfər/ noun [countable]a tree such as a pine or fir that has leaves like needles and produces brown cones that contain seeds. Most types of conifer keep their leaves in winter.
—coniferous /kəˈnɪfərəs $ koʊ-, kə-/ adjective:
    coniferous forests
     

THESAURUS

■ types of tree
   ▪ evergreen adjective an evergreen tree does not lose its leaves in winter: English ivy is evergreen and grows even during the winter.
   ▪ deciduous adjective a deciduous tree loses its leaves in winter: The oak is deciduous, but loses its leaves late in the year.
   ▪ conifer noun [countable] a tree such as a pine or fir that has leaves like needles and produces cones containing seeds: The owners have planted conifers along the fence in order to reduce the traffic noise. | a dwarf conifer
   ▪ fruit tree noun [countable] a tree that produces fruit that can be eaten: Fruit trees such as apples and pears can be pruned during the winter months.
   ▪ sapling noun [countable] a young tree: It's best to buy young saplings rather than fully-grown trees.

con·iferBrE /ˈkɒnɪfə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɑːnɪfər/ 🔊BrE /ˈkəʊnɪfə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkoʊnɪfər/ 🔊 noun

any tree that produces hard dry fruit called cones. Most conifers are evergreen (= have leaves that stay on the tree all year). 针叶树▸ con·ifer·ous BrE /kəˈnɪfərəs/ 🔊NAmE /kəˈnɪfərəs/ 🔊 adjective◆coniferous trees/forests 针叶树；针叶林