coniferous
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of coniferous
Example Sentences
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This pattern has been identified as one of the unexpected symptoms of climate change, and its impact on the chickadees is providing an early warning of the disruptions ahead within these coniferous forest ecosystems.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2023
The ancient pollen record shows coniferous forests and grasslands characterized the region, able to support foraging and hunting by humans.
From Science Daily • Sep. 22, 2023
In the West's coniferous forests, that often means black-backed woodpeckers.
From Salon • Dec. 25, 2022
In the Pacific Northwest, they compete with the threatened spotted owl in old-growth coniferous forest.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2022
Cloud Pond was a couple of hundred acres of exquisitely peaceful water surrounded by dark coniferous forest, the treetops pointy black silhouettes against a pale blue evening sky.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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