| English Dictionary |
CONIFEROUS
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does coniferous mean?
• CONIFEROUS (adjective)
The adjective CONIFEROUS has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing cones and evergreen leaves
Familiarity information: CONIFEROUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing cones and evergreen leaves
Synonyms:
cone-bearing; coniferous
Similar:
evergreen ((of plants and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the year)
Derivation:
conifer (any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones)
Context examples
To conduct the research, containers were filled with varying ratios of rocks and organic material - consisting of deciduous and coniferous litter from nearby forests - and submerged in the shallow waters of the two lakes.
(Climate change could double greenhouse gas emissions from freshwater ecosystems, University of Cambridge)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Every person is king in his own home." (Albanian proverb)
"An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep." (Arabic proverb)
"Hang a thief when he's young, and he'll no' steal when he's old." (Scottish proverb)