coniferous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite of or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing cones and evergreen leaves
    cone-bearing.

WordNet


Co*nif"er*ous adjective
Definitions
  1. (Botany)(a) Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress. (b) Pertaining to the order Coniferae, of which the pine tree is the type.

Webster 1913