conifer Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
    coniferous tree.

WordNet

Co"ni*fer noun
Etymology
L. conifer; conus cone + ferre to bear: cf. F. conifère.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A tree or shrub bearing cones; one of the order Coniferae, which includes the pine, cypress, and (according to some) the yew.

Webster 1913