CONIFEROUS

coniferous, cone-bearing

(adjective) of or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing cones and evergreen leaves

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

coniferous (comparative more coniferous, superlative most coniferous)

Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress.

Of, or pertaining to, a conifer.

Source: Wiktionary


Co*nif"er*ous, a. (a) Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress. (b) Pertaining to the order Coniferae, of which the pine tree is the type.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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