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conifer (n.)

"a plant producing cones, a plant of the order Coniferae" (which includes pine, fir, and cypress trees), 1847, from Latin conifer "cone-bearing, bearing conical fruit," from conus "cone" (see cone) + ferre "to bear, carry," from PIE root *bher- (1) "to carry," also "to bear children."

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Definitions of conifer from WordNet

conifer (n.)
any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones;
Synonyms: coniferous tree
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