单词 | conifer |
释义 | conifer /koh"neuh feuhr, kon"euh-/, n. 1. any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs of the class Coniferinae (or group Coniferales), including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone-bearing trees and shrubs, and also the yews and their allies that bear drupelike seeds. 2. a plant producing naked seeds in cones, or single naked seeds as in yews, but with pollen always borne in cones. [1350-1400; ME conefere < L conifer coniferous, equiv. to con(us) CONE + -I- + -fer -FER] |
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