Coniferales

plural noun

Co·​nif·​er·​a·​les

ˌkänəfə-,

ˌkōn-

: an order of chiefly evergreen gymnospermous trees and shrubs having acicular to linear or lanceolate leaves and the ovulate strobilus a woody cone or fleshy aril and comprising a variable number of families of which Taxaceae, Pinaceae, and Taxodiaceae are most generally recognized

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin conifer + New Latin -ales

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