请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 conifer
释义

Definition of conifer in English:

conifer

noun ˈkɒnɪfəˈkəʊnɪfə
  • A tree that bears cones and needle-like or scale-like leaves that are typically evergreen. Conifers are of major importance as the source of softwood, and also supply resins and turpentine.

    Order Coniferales, class Coniferopsida, subdivision Gymnospermae: several families, including the pines and firs (Pinaceae) and the cypresses (Cupressaceae)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The famous giant redwood is a large evergreen conifer, whereas, in contrast, the dawn redwood is a deciduous conifer.
    • Dogwoods and conifers were carefully planted to create a dramatic, modern Scottish garden with a pretty waterfall at the bottom.
    • Juniper is one of Britain's three native species of conifer and is evergreen with short spiny leaves.
    • Most conifers and a few hardwoods, such as sweetgum and tuliptree, have excurrent forms.
    • It contains narcissi and a slow-growing conifer, which will soon be too big.
    • Evergreen trees, including many conifers, support more leaf area than deciduous trees in the same environment.
    • Gymnosperms, including conifers, gingkoes, and cycads, were very numerous, as were ferns and horsetails.
    • Tolerant of cold winds and frost, its height makes it an ideal pot plant in a mixed bed of carpeting heathers and ground-covering conifers.
    • Dense shade can also occur under trees with dense foliage such as Norway maples and some conifers.
    • The hard, yellowish material is a fossil form of the sticky sap that oozes from trees such as pines and other conifers.
    • One damaged chestnut tree and five mature conifers had to be removed.
    • There are scores of richly coloured evergreens and conifers too.
    • Some dwarf conifers, such as bird's nest spruce, grow very slowly, as little as an inch per year.
    • Tree nests are located on the branch of a mature conifer, up to 150 feet off the ground.
    • One of our neighbours has had to have the tree men round to take down a big conifer as they were worried it was going to blown down onto the road.
    • Originally from China, it is one of the planet's oldest species and is a conifer despite its maidenhair fern-like leaves.
    • They usually perch in the open at the very top of a conifer or snag or in a small tree.
    • It is a good time to buy and plant conifers and evergreens, summer-flowering bulbs and dahlia tubers.
    • They do not need a wall and are happy to scramble over heathers, conifers, trees or hedges.
    • Astonishingly though, it's a conifer and is one of the oldest surviving tree species on earth.

Derivatives

  • coniferous

  • adjective kəˈnɪfərəs
    • Those structures that incorporated white oak were also the only residences that incorporated coniferous woods, red cedar, and bald cypress.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Oak, mountain ash, and coniferous trees are found in mountainous regions under 1,000 feet.
      • Mountain Chickadees are typically found in dry coniferous forests, especially Ponderosa and lodgepole pines.
      • In Washington, they are generally found in mature Ponderosa pine, Douglas fir, or mixed coniferous forests with a thick understory.
      • ‘If you want to plant a tree along a motorway, a coniferous variety will obviously be a better choice,’ he explains.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Latin, literally 'cone-bearing', from conus (see cone).

 
 

Definition of conifer in US English:

conifer

noun
  • A tree that bears cones and needle-like or scale-like leaves that are typically evergreen. Conifers are of major importance as the source of softwood, and also supply resins and turpentine.

    Order Coniferales, class Coniferopsida, subdivision Gymnospermae: several families, including the pines and firs (Pinaceae) and the cypresses (Cupressaceae)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They do not need a wall and are happy to scramble over heathers, conifers, trees or hedges.
    • There are scores of richly coloured evergreens and conifers too.
    • Dogwoods and conifers were carefully planted to create a dramatic, modern Scottish garden with a pretty waterfall at the bottom.
    • It is a good time to buy and plant conifers and evergreens, summer-flowering bulbs and dahlia tubers.
    • Astonishingly though, it's a conifer and is one of the oldest surviving tree species on earth.
    • Evergreen trees, including many conifers, support more leaf area than deciduous trees in the same environment.
    • They usually perch in the open at the very top of a conifer or snag or in a small tree.
    • Most conifers and a few hardwoods, such as sweetgum and tuliptree, have excurrent forms.
    • Gymnosperms, including conifers, gingkoes, and cycads, were very numerous, as were ferns and horsetails.
    • Tree nests are located on the branch of a mature conifer, up to 150 feet off the ground.
    • The hard, yellowish material is a fossil form of the sticky sap that oozes from trees such as pines and other conifers.
    • Some dwarf conifers, such as bird's nest spruce, grow very slowly, as little as an inch per year.
    • Juniper is one of Britain's three native species of conifer and is evergreen with short spiny leaves.
    • It contains narcissi and a slow-growing conifer, which will soon be too big.
    • One of our neighbours has had to have the tree men round to take down a big conifer as they were worried it was going to blown down onto the road.
    • The famous giant redwood is a large evergreen conifer, whereas, in contrast, the dawn redwood is a deciduous conifer.
    • Originally from China, it is one of the planet's oldest species and is a conifer despite its maidenhair fern-like leaves.
    • Tolerant of cold winds and frost, its height makes it an ideal pot plant in a mixed bed of carpeting heathers and ground-covering conifers.
    • Dense shade can also occur under trees with dense foliage such as Norway maples and some conifers.
    • One damaged chestnut tree and five mature conifers had to be removed.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Latin, literally ‘cone-bearing’, from conus (see cone).

 
 
随便看

 

英语词典包含464360条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/10 18:37:37