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coniferous, a. Bot.|kəʊˈnɪfərəs|
[f. L. cōnifer (see above) + -ous.]
Bearing cones; belonging to the botanical order Coniferæ (see conifer); pertaining to or consisting of conifers.
1664Evelyn Sylva xxi. (R.), Resinacious and coniferous trees. a1682Sir T. Browne Tracts 64 The Cedar of Libanus is a coniferous tree, bearing cones or cloggs. 1834R. Mudie Brit. Birds (1841) II. 71 To nestle high in the coniferous trees. 1884Bower & Scott De Bary's Phaner. 515 These relations..appear most clearly and simply in the Coniferous woods. |
