Definition of CONIFER

conifer

Plural: conifers

Noun

  • A cone-bearing evergreen tree, such as a pine or fir.
  • any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
  • A plant belonging to the order Coniferales; a cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue, usually a tree.

Examples

  • She placed CONIFER on the board, imagining a dense forest of high-scoring words.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin cōnifer (“bearing cones”), by surface analysis, Latin cōnus (“cone”) + -fer.

Synonyms

coniferous tree, conifer

Scrabble Score: 12

conifer: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
conifer: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
conifer: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

conifer: valid Words With Friends Word