What does "conifer" mean?

A plant belonging to the order Coniferales; a cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue, usually a tree.

How do you pronounce "conifer"?

Pronounced //ˈkɒnɪfə(ɹ)//.

Common synonyms include: balsam, cone bearing plant, coniferous tree, cypress, cypresses, evergreen.

/ˈkɒnɪfə(ɹ)/ name, noun

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Noun

1
A plant belonging to the order Coniferales; a cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue, usually a tree.
2
any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones wordnet

Proper Noun

1
An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States.
2
An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States.
3
A surname.
"In this direction Iron Duke was in the charge of Driver Golding and Fireman Conifer, again accompanied by Inspector Jackson; [...]."

"Pareiasaurs crashed through vast conifer and fern forests."

From Latin cōnifer (“bearing cones”), by surface analysis, Latin cōnus (“cone”) + -fer.