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conifer

[koh-nuh-fer, kon-uh-] / ˈkoʊ nə fər, ˈkɒn ə- /
NOUN
fir
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A slow-growing conifer with upright stems and a compact growing habit, ‘Standishii’ provides a lasting garden focal point or anchors a container composition without outgrowing its placement.

From Seattle Times

The conifers and reptiles, she says, are references to the characteristic illustrations on the fan Okina holds when he dances.

From New York Times

You’ll find beautiful examples of climbing hydrangeas on towering conifers in gardens around our region.

From Seattle Times

Trees for Life said deer were a problem because they eat saplings, while non-native conifers such as sitka spruce could "crowd out" native trees.

From BBC

Basing their conclusions on this tree’s modern relatives, the researchers believe it would have been right at home among the sappy conifers in the warm climate that the Baltic region experienced during the Eocene.

From Scientific American