coniferous
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English
Etymology
From Latin. By surface analysis, cone + -i- + -ferous (“bearing”), or conifer + -ous (“pertaining to”), as reflected in the meanings.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəˈnɪfəɹəs/
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Adjective
coniferous (comparative more coniferous, superlative most coniferous)
- Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress.
- Of, or pertaining to, a conifer.
- 2004, Richard John Huggett, Fundamentals of Biogeography, page 319:
- During the first part of the oligocratic stage, leaching of brown soils produces acid podzols that favour coniferous woodlands and heaths.
Derived terms
Translations
bearing cones
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of a conifer
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