coniferous

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/kəˈnɪfəɹəs/

Definition of coniferous

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adj

Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress.
Of, or pertaining to, a conifer.

“During the first part of the oligocratic stage, leaching of brown soils produces acid podzols that favour coniferous woodlands and heaths.”

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From Latin. By surface analysis, cone + -i- + -ferous (“bearing”), or conifer + -ous (“pertaining to”), as reflected in the meanings.

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