conifern.
/ˈkəʊnɪfə/ Botany.
A plant belonging to the Coniferæ, a large and important order of gymnospermous exogens, comprising trees (mostly evergreen) bearing cones.
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a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvii. xxiv. 922 Cipresses ben ycleped conefere.]
1851 G. A. Mantell Petrifactions 53 The conifers are all arborescent.
1867 R. W. Emerson May-day & Other Pieces 45 Three conifers, white, pitch, and Norway pine.
1872 G. W. Dasent Three to One I. 20 Smooth lawns on which rare shrubs and conifers flourished.
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