HyperDic: conifer

English > 1 sense of the word conifer:
NOUNplantconifer, coniferous treeany gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
conifer > pronunciation
Soundskaa'nahfer
Rhymesaquifer ... zephyr / Zephyr: 60 rhymes with fer...
English > conifer: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones.
Synonymconiferous tree
Partscone, strobilus, strobilecone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts
NarrowerCathayaChinese evergreen conifer discovered in 1955
Japanese umbrella pine, Sciadopitys verticillatatall evergreen having a symmetrical spreading crown and needles growing in whorls that resemble umbrellas at ends of twigs
King William pine, Athrotaxis selaginoidesevergreen of Tasmanian mountains having sharp-pointed leaves that curve inward
Prince Albert yew, Prince Albert's yew, Saxe-gothea conspicuasmall yew having attractive foliage and partially weeping branches cultivated as an ornamental
Sundacarpus amara, Prumnopitys amara, Podocarpus amaraA large fast-growing monoecious tropical evergreen tree having large glossy lanceolate leaves
Wollemi pinenewly discovered (1994) pine thought to have been long extinct
araucariaAny of several tall South American or Australian trees with large cones and edible seeds
arborvitaeAny of several Asian and North American conifers of the genera ... / genera Thuja and Thujopsis
brown pine, Rockingham podocarp, Podocarpus elatuslarge Australian tree with straight-grained yellow wood that turns brown on exposure
cape yellowwood, African yellowwood, Podocarpus elongatusSouth African tree or shrub having a rounded crown
cedar, cedar tree, true cedarAny cedar of the genus Cedrus
cedar, cedar treeAny of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
celery pineAustralasian evergreen conifer having a graceful head of foliage resembling celery that is composed of phyllodes borne in the axils of scalelike leaves
common sickle pine, Falcatifolium falciformesmall tropical rain forest tree of Indonesia and Malaysia
cypress, cypress treeAny of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones
douglas firtall evergreen timber tree of western North America having resinous wood and short needles
fir, fir tree, true firAny of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies
golden larch, Pseudolarix amabilisChinese deciduous conifer resembling a larch with golden yellow leaves
hemlock, hemlock treeAn evergreen tree
huon pine, Lagarostrobus franklinii, Dacrydium frankliniiTasmanian timber tree with yellow aromatic wavy-grained wood used for carving and ship building
kahikatea, New Zealand Dacryberry, New Zealand white pine, Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, Podocarpus dacrydioidesNew Zealand evergreen valued for its light easily worked wood
kauri pine, dammar pineAny of various trees of the genus Agathis
keteleeriaAsiatic conifers resembling firs
larch, larch treeAny of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves
matai, black pine, Prumnopitys taxifolia, Podocarpus spicataconifer of Australia and New Zealand
metasequoia, dawn redwood, Metasequoia glyptostrodoideslarge fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having flat bright-green deciduous leaves and small globular cones
miro, black pine, Prumnopitys ferruginea, Podocarpus ferrugineaNew Zealand conifer used for lumber
nagi, Nageia nagimedium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves
pine, pine tree, true pineA coniferous tree
plum-fruited yew, Prumnopitys andina, Prumnopitys elegansSouth American evergreen tree or shrub
plum-yewAny of several evergreen trees and shrubs of eastern Asia resembling yew and having large seeds enclosed in a fleshy envelope
podocarpAny evergreen in the southern hemisphere of the genus Podocarpus having a pulpy fruit with one hard seed
rimu, imou pine, red pine, Dacrydium cupressinumtall New Zealand timber tree
spruceAny coniferous tree of the genus Picea
tarwood, tar-wood, New Zealand mountain pine, Halocarpus bidwilli, Dacrydium bidwilliNew Zealand shrub
tarwood, tar-wood, Dacrydium colensoiNew Zealand silver pine of conical habit with long slender flexuous branches
totara, Podocarpus totaraValuable timber tree of New Zealand yielding hard reddish wood used for furniture and bridges and wharves
westland pine, silver pine, Lagarostrobus colensoiTimber tree of New Zealand having shiny white wood
yacca, yacca podocarp, Podocarpus coriaceusWest Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves
yellow-leaf sickle pine, Falcatifolium taxoidesA rain forest tree or shrub of New Caledonia having a conic crown and pale green sickle-shaped leaves
yewAny of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves
Broadergymnospermous treeAny tree of the division Gymnospermophyta
Spanishárbol conífero, conífera, conífero
Catalanarbre conífer, conífera, conífer
Adjectivesconiferousof or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing cones and evergreen leaves

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