coniferous
coniferous
Definition
co·nif·er·ous (kō nif′ər əs, kə-)
adjective
- bearing cones
- of conifers
coniferous
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- plantation: A coniferous plantation on a long ridge from which there are great views to the north toward the rolling Cheviot Hills.
- woodland: Most coniferous woodland in Britain will have been planted for forestry purposes.
- forest: We spent some time watching trees in the coniferous forest behind a park Visitors Center.
- forestry: Garry Bog is a flat area of farmland, carr, raised bog and coniferous forestry which includes the large straight edged Garry Wood.
- tree: There is very little wildlife around Entwistle due mainly to the tall coniferous trees leaving the ground cover very dark.
- planting: There are modest scale blocks of coniferous planting, but only low native tree cover which is seen around farms and along river valleys.
Modifying Another Word
- predominantly: The Broxbourne Wood record differs in that although taken from oak, the wood is predominantly coniferous.
- mainly: The map shows apparently strong populations of red squirrels in the large areas of mainly coniferous forest in the North East.
- usually: The surface vegetation is usually coniferous woodland or heather moorland.
Browse dictionary entries near coniferous
- conifer
- conidium
- conidiophore
- conidial
- conical
- conic section
- conic projection
- conic
- congruous
- congruity
- coniine
- conium
- conj
- conjectural
- conjecture
- conjoin
- conjoint
- conjugal
- conjugal rights
- conjugal visit
