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conifers

  • plural
    of conifer.
    conifer
    noun
    any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs of the class Coniferinae (or group Coniferales), including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone-bearing trees and shrubs, and also the yews and their allies that bear drupelike seeds.

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The forest sees 15 million visitors each year, making it vulnerable to fires -- quite apart from its sandy soil and vegetation consisting of ferns and highly flammable conifers.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

Farther up, he pointed out clumps of new conifers, some up to 18 feet tall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2025

"We haven't put the conifers back and the nation needs timber."

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2025

This is very easy to picture on a hot day in California fire country, where conifers rustle against the eaves and the ground is dusty-dry.

From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2025

These conifers, though still small, have started to produce pine cones—seeds to help spread more plant life and return the forest to an area once again filled with towering trees.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone