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10 Language-to-English DictionariesConifer
/ˈkɒn.ɪ.fər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A tree that bears cones and needle-like or scale-like leaves that are typically evergreen.
"The mountain slope was densely covered with towering pine and other conifers."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the modern Latin 'conifer', meaning 'cone-bearing', which combines the Latin words 'conus' (cone) and 'ferre' (to bear or carry). It entered English in the mid-19th century as a botanical classification term for gymnosperm trees and shrubs that bear cones.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Conifer" is said worldwide
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conifère
Transliteration: kɔ.ni.fɛʁ
"La forêt est principalement composée de conifères."
Nadelbaum
Transliteration: ˈnaːdl̩ˌbaʊ̯m
"Der Nadelbaum behält seine grünen Blätter im Winter."
conifera
Transliteration: koˈni.fe.ra
"Le conifere resistono bene ai climi rigidi."
conífera
Transliteration: koˈni.fe.ɾa
"Muchas especies de conífera crecen en zonas montañosas."
conífera
Transliteration: koˈni.fe.ɾɐ
"A pinheiro é uma espécie de conífera muito comum."
शंकudhari vriksh
Transliteration: shankudhari vriksh
Script: शंकुधारी वृक्ष
"पहाड़ों पर शंकुधारी वृक्ष पाए जाते हैं।"
针叶树
Transliteration: zhēnyèshù
"这座森林里到处都是高大的针叶树。"
침엽수
Transliteration: chim-yeop-su
"산에는 소나무 같은 침엽수가 많이 자랍니다."
針葉樹
Transliteration: shin'yōju
"北国の山には多くの針葉樹が茂っています。"
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