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conifer

[koh-nuh-fer, kon-uh-] / ˈkoʊ nə fər, ˈkɒn ə- /
NOUN
fir
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A footbridge carries you above a developing conifer thicket.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2025

Angiosperms, or flowering plants, grew back faster and denser than the previously ubiquitous conifer relatives had been.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2024

The corridor offers sightseeing, sports and history amid conifer forests, alpine passes and more — but you’ll have to slow down a bit.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024

However, their large distribution and unknown impact on a range of native ecosystems, such as grasslands and conifer forests, makes them worth serious attention, according to the researchers.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2024

Over every roof and path hung the boughs of the hemmens, the commonest tree of Winter, a stout conifer with thick pale-scarlet needles.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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