co‧ni‧fer /ˈkəʊnəfə, ˈkəʊnɪfə, ˈkɒ- $ ˈkɑːnəfər/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Latin; Origin: 'carrying a cone', from conus; ⇒ cone]
a tree such as a pine or fir that has leaves like needles and produces brown cones that contain seeds. Most types of conifer keep their leaves in winter.
—coniferous /kəˈnɪfərəs $ koʊ-, kə-/ adjective:
coniferous forests

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evergreen adjective an evergreen tree does not lose its leaves in winter:
English ivy is evergreen and grows even during the winter.
deciduous adjective a deciduous tree loses its leaves in winter:
The oak is deciduous, but loses its leaves late in the year.
conifer noun [countable] a tree such as a pine or fir that has leaves like needles and produces cones containing seeds:
The owners have planted conifers along the fence in order to reduce the traffic noise.
a dwarf conifer
fruit tree noun [countable] a tree that produces fruit that can be eaten:
Fruit trees such as apples and pears can be pruned during the winter months.
sapling noun [countable] a young tree:
It's best to buy young saplings rather than fully-grown trees.
copse noun [countable] a small group of trees:
a small copse of fir trees
woodland noun [uncountable] land covered with trees:
the maintenance of ancient woodland
woodland areas
wood noun [countable] (also woods) a large area with many trees:
We went for a walk in the woods.
forest noun [uncountable and countable] a very large area with a lot of trees growing closely together:
pine forests
They worked as tree planters in the forests of Washington State.
The forest fire was started by a discarded cigarette.
rainforest noun [uncountable and countable] a tropical forest with tall trees, in an area where it rains a lot:
the Amazon rainforest
12 million acres of rainforest have been destroyed.
jungle noun [uncountable and countable] a tropical forest with trees and large plants:
The wreckage of the plane was found in dense jungle.
a remote jungle area
timber British English, lumber American English noun [uncountable] wood used for building and making things:
a timber company
softwood lumber
hardwood noun [uncountable and countable] strong heavy wood from trees such as oak:
hardwood floors
hardwoods such as teak
softwood noun [uncountable and countable] wood from trees such as pine and fir that is cheap and easy to cut:
Most tables are made from softwood.
firewood noun [uncountable] wood that has been cut or collected in order to be burned in a fire:
They collected branches that could be used for firewood.

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