Conifer
noun
A type of tree that stays green all year round and usually has cones or scale-like leaves.
Pine and cedar trees are types of conifers.
Often appears as...
- conifer forest
- conifer species
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Academic
noun
A type of tree that stays green all year round and usually has cones or scale-like leaves.
Pine and cedar trees are types of conifers.
Often appears as...
- conifer forest
- conifer species
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Evergreen Feature
Conifers are evergreen, meaning they retain their needles and stay green throughout the year.
Even in winter, the conifer outside my window provides a splash of green.
Pro Tip 2/3Cone Production
Conifers are known for their seed-bearing cones, which vary in size and shape among species.
The pine tree dropped its cones in autumn, which we collected.
Pro Tip 3/3Habitat Significance
Conifer forests are important habitats, often associated with cooler climates and mountainous regions.
We explored a conifer forest, rich with diverse wildlife.
Pro Tip 1/3Evergreen Feature
Conifers are evergreen, meaning they retain their needles and stay green throughout the year.
Even in winter, the conifer outside my window provides a splash of green.
Pro Tip 2/3Cone Production
Conifers are known for their seed-bearing cones, which vary in size and shape among species.
The pine tree dropped its cones in autumn, which we collected.
Pro Tip 3/3Habitat Significance
Conifer forests are important habitats, often associated with cooler climates and mountainous regions.
We explored a conifer forest, rich with diverse wildlife.
Pro Tip 1/3Evergreen Feature
Conifers are evergreen, meaning they retain their needles and stay green throughout the year.
Even in winter, the conifer outside my window provides a splash of green.
Pro Tip 2/3Cone Production
Conifers are known for their seed-bearing cones, which vary in size and shape among species.
The pine tree dropped its cones in autumn, which we collected.
Pro Tip 3/3Habitat Significance
Conifer forests are important habitats, often associated with cooler climates and mountainous regions.
We explored a conifer forest, rich with diverse wildlife.
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Video examples
Daniel Raven-Ellison:...
without touching the ground which is very hard to do in a conifer forest but quite easy on a deciduous maybe is it really unlucky to walk under ladders that can be scientifically tested work out the ratio for the amount of trash in a river compared to the number of mammals are the wildlife that was one of the missions we worked to a National
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This Indigenous Practice...
keeley actually visited one of frank's acorn burns in the klamath river valley you kind of like look over the klamath river which is a river that's just sort of like always painted with rainbows and there's this beautiful bright green forest full of conifers so even in the winter time it's it's always
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Lion Falls From Tree...
escape they can't feed themselves the concat water and then they neva tably die now what that does is it affects carnival numbers things like lions hyenas wild dogs because sometimes the corner was themselves a court and then also the actual prey numbers get depressed so they decline those conifers
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Extreme Dinosaurs PIPE...
Bakker also said that these might have given rise to the tallest the canopy eaters maybe they got up on their tail and their hind legs in a tripodo posture allowing them to get up to 40 feet to munch on these conifers these are occurring or monk monkey puzzle like
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Rachel Sussman: The...
where it's uniquely adapted to collect moisture from mist coming off the sea. And what's more, it's actually a tree. It's a primitive conifer. You'll notice that it's bearing cones down the center. And what looks like two big heaps of leaves,
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Trees and their genetic...
outbreaks and droughts so I study conifers and conifers are ancient trees that ancient species that live on earth cover huge areas and they've been around for hundreds of millions of years now
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Why certain naturally...
however counterintuitive that seems. In fact, several forest species, such as select conifers, need fire to survive. But how can fire possibly create life in addition to destroying it?
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Jewel of Namibia PIPE Nat...
named him Arnold this voluptuous email we named Marilyn you can tell female plants by their seed cones in the center which look a bit like those of a conifer tree and they
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The Dinosaur's Fight for...
climate of the late cretaceous period the vegetation has transformed instead of conifers broad-leaved trees fill the forest canopy driving this quiet revolution among the
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Peek Inside the Strange,...
life whilst beetles use the trees for food another creature uses them to build amongst the conifers there is a kingdom of Millions
Video examples
Daniel Raven-Ellison:...
without touching the ground which is very hard to do in a conifer forest but quite easy on a deciduous maybe is it really unlucky to walk under ladders that can be scientifically tested work out the ratio for the amount of trash in a river compared to the number of mammals are the wildlife that was one of the missions we worked to a National
Video examples
This Indigenous Practice...
keeley actually visited one of frank's acorn burns in the klamath river valley you kind of like look over the klamath river which is a river that's just sort of like always painted with rainbows and there's this beautiful bright green forest full of conifers so even in the winter time it's it's always
Video examples
Lion Falls From Tree...
escape they can't feed themselves the concat water and then they neva tably die now what that does is it affects carnival numbers things like lions hyenas wild dogs because sometimes the corner was themselves a court and then also the actual prey numbers get depressed so they decline those conifers
Video examples
Extreme Dinosaurs PIPE...
Bakker also said that these might have given rise to the tallest the canopy eaters maybe they got up on their tail and their hind legs in a tripodo posture allowing them to get up to 40 feet to munch on these conifers these are occurring or monk monkey puzzle like
Video examples
Rachel Sussman: The...
where it's uniquely adapted to collect moisture from mist coming off the sea. And what's more, it's actually a tree. It's a primitive conifer. You'll notice that it's bearing cones down the center. And what looks like two big heaps of leaves,
Video examples
Trees and their genetic...
outbreaks and droughts so I study conifers and conifers are ancient trees that ancient species that live on earth cover huge areas and they've been around for hundreds of millions of years now
Video examples
Why certain naturally...
however counterintuitive that seems. In fact, several forest species, such as select conifers, need fire to survive. But how can fire possibly create life in addition to destroying it?
Video examples
Jewel of Namibia PIPE Nat...
named him Arnold this voluptuous email we named Marilyn you can tell female plants by their seed cones in the center which look a bit like those of a conifer tree and they
Video examples
The Dinosaur's Fight for...
climate of the late cretaceous period the vegetation has transformed instead of conifers broad-leaved trees fill the forest canopy driving this quiet revolution among the
Video examples
Peek Inside the Strange,...
life whilst beetles use the trees for food another creature uses them to build amongst the conifers there is a kingdom of Millions
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Quote examples
John Burnside
Scottish Writer
I remember how, back in the 1980s, the Scottish Flow Country became an object of bemused controversy as rich celebrities and businessmen from south of the border acquired great tracts of this vast wetland in the far north in order to plant non-native conifer plantations that attract hefty tax breaks.
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Paul Stamets
American Scientist
Known colloquially as 'winter,' 'golden needle,' and 'velvet foot' mushrooms, enoki mushrooms grow across much of the world, inhabiting dead conifer trees and stumps, and generally appearing throughout the late fall and winter months.
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John Muir
American Environmentalist
The redwood is one of the few conifers that sprout from the stump and roots, and it declares itself willing to begin immediately to repair the damage of the lumberman and also that of the forest-burner.
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Gustav Klimt
Austrian Artist
If the weather is good I go into the nearby wood - there I am painting a small beech forest (in the sun) with a few conifers mixed in. This takes until 8 'o clock.
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Paul Stamets
American Scientist
For many years, I have sought and studied Agarikon, an unusual mushroom native to the old growth conifer forests of North America and Europe.
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John Burnside
Scottish Writer
I remember how, back in the 1980s, the Scottish Flow Country became an object of bemused controversy as rich celebrities and businessmen from south of the border acquired great tracts of this vast wetland in the far north in order to plant non-native conifer plantations that attract hefty tax breaks.
Quote examples
Paul Stamets
American Scientist
Known colloquially as 'winter,' 'golden needle,' and 'velvet foot' mushrooms, enoki mushrooms grow across much of the world, inhabiting dead conifer trees and stumps, and generally appearing throughout the late fall and winter months.
Quote examples
John Muir
American Environmentalist
The redwood is one of the few conifers that sprout from the stump and roots, and it declares itself willing to begin immediately to repair the damage of the lumberman and also that of the forest-burner.
Quote examples
Gustav Klimt
Austrian Artist
If the weather is good I go into the nearby wood - there I am painting a small beech forest (in the sun) with a few conifers mixed in. This takes until 8 'o clock.
Quote examples
Paul Stamets
American Scientist
For many years, I have sought and studied Agarikon, an unusual mushroom native to the old growth conifer forests of North America and Europe.
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