Coniferous Definition

kōnifərəs, kənifərəs
adjective
Bearing cones.
Webster's New World
Of conifers.
Webster's New World

Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress.

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Synonyms:
  • cone-bearing

Origin of Coniferous

  • Latin. Surface analysis is cone +‎ -iferous (“bearing”), or conifer +‎ -ous (“pertaining to”), as reflected in the meanings.

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Coniferous Sentence Examples

  • The same coniferous trees are common to both parts of the range.

  • Only 57% of the area is occupied by arable land and pasture; forests, one-tenth of which are coniferous, occupy 38%.

  • When well prepared for use, larch is one of the most durable of coniferous woods.

  • At least the coniferous forests which make up nine-tenths of California's woodland surpass all others known in number of species and in the size and beauty of the trees.

  • Of the forests, about 38% are deciduous and 62% coniferous trees, and the greater part of the former belong to the government.

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