Etymology

conifer

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Today it means: A plant belonging to the order Coniferales; a cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue, usually a tree. Full definition →

Latin cōnifer
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  1. Latin · derived fromcōnifer“bearing cones”
  2. English todayconifer

From Latin cōnifer (“bearing cones”), by surface analysis, Latin cōnus (“cone”) + -fer.

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