Conifer
/KON-ih-fer/🌳 Plant Types● Basic
Also known as: cone-bearing tree
A member of the order Coniferales, characterized by bearing seeds in cones and typically having narrow, needle-like or scale-like evergreen leaves. Includes pines, spruces, firs, cedars, and junipers.
Etymology
From Latin conifer, meaning "cone-bearing," from conus (cone) + ferre (to bear).
Example
“The towering Douglas fir is a conifer native to western North America.”