coniferous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /kəˈnɪfəɹəs/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Latin. By surface analysis, cone + -i- + -ferous (“bearing”), or conifer + -ous (“pertaining to”), as reflected in the meanings.
Meanings
- Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress.
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Of, or pertaining to, a conifer.
During the first part of the oligocratic stage, leaching of brown soils produces acid podzols that favour coniferous woodlands and heaths.
2004, Richard John Huggett, Fundamentals of Biogeography, page 319:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most coniferous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more coniferous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (17)
la cōnifer (bearing cones) · ka წიწვოვანი (of a conifer) · de Nadel- (of a conifer) · hy փշատերեւ (of a conifer) · ru хво́йный (of a conifer) · cs jehličnatý (of a conifer) · uk хво́йний (of a conifer) · ka გირჩოვანი (bearing cones) · ka წიწვიანი (of a conifer) · pl iglasty (of a conifer) · mi whai koroī (bearing cones) · pl szyszkowy (bearing cones) · ru шишконо́сный (bearing cones) · de Nadelholz- (of a conifer) · de zapfentragend (bearing cones) · uk шпилькови́й (of a conifer) · ka გირჩებიანი (bearing cones)