| Conifer | n. [ L. conifer; conus cone + ferre to bear: cf. F. conifère. ] (Bot.) A tree or shrub bearing cones; one of the order Coniferae, which includes the pine, cypress, and (according to some) the yew. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Coniferin | n. (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from the cambium layer of coniferous trees as a white crystalline substance. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Coniferophytina | n. a class of cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the Carboniferous; most are substantial trees; it includes the classes Pinopsida (subdivision Pinophytina) and Ginkgopsida (subdivision Ginkgophytina) and Taxopsida (subdivision Taxophytina) which in turn include the surviving orders Coniferales and Taxales (yews) and sometimes Ginkgoales as well as extinct orders such as Cordaitales (of the Carboniferous and Permian) and Volztiales (of the Permian-Jurassic). Syn. -- Coniferopsida, class Coniferopsida, Coniferophytina, subdivision Coniferophytina. [ WordNet 1.5 ] Variants: Coniferophyta |
| Coniferopsida | n. same as coniferophyta. Syn. -- class Coniferopsida, Coniferophytina, subdivision Coniferophytina, Coniferophyta. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Coniferous | a. (a) Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress. (b) Pertaining to the order Coniferae, of which the pine tree is the type. [ 1913 Webster ] |