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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

Its species name, cedrus, refers to cedar trees, evergreen conifers similar to those that existed in Late Triassic forests.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2026

"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

Better yet, the flat roof of the next garden's oil tank was just a foot below me, and screened by coal-blue conifers.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell