ALL meanings of conifer
co·ni·fer
C c - countable noun conifer Conifers are a group of trees and shrubs, for example pine trees and fir trees, that grow in cooler areas of the world. They have fruit called cones, and very thin leaves called needles which they do not normally lose in winter. 3
- noun conifer any gymnosperm tree or shrub of the phylum Coniferophyta, typically bearing cones and evergreen leaves. The group includes the pines, spruces, firs, larches, yews, junipers, cedars, cypresses, and sequoias 3
- noun conifer any of a class (Pinatae) of cone-bearing, gymnospermous trees and shrubs, mostly evergreens, including the pine, spruce, fir, cedar, yew, and cypress 3
- noun conifer fir tree 1
- noun conifer A tree that bears cones and evergreen needlelike or scalelike leaves . Conifers are of major importance as the source of softwood, and also supply resins and turpentine. 1
- noun conifer any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs of the class Coniferinae (or group Coniferales), including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone-bearing trees and shrubs, and also the yews and their allies that bear drupelike seeds. 1
- noun conifer a plant producing naked seeds in cones, or single naked seeds as in yews, but with pollen always borne in cones. 1
- noun conifer (botany) A plant belonging to the conifers; a cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue, usually a tree. 0