Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conifer

/ˈkɒnɪfə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: conifer
IPA: /ˈkɒnɪfə(ɹ)/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plant belonging to the order Coniferales; a cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue, usually a tree.

name

An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States.

name

An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States.

name

Example Sentences

"In this direction Iron Duke was in the charge of Driver Golding and Fireman Conifer, again accompanied by Inspector Jackson; [...]."

Etymology

From Latin cōnifer (“bearing cones”), by surface analysis, Latin cōnus (“cone”) + -fer.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: cōnifer

Inflected Forms

conifers (plural)

Derived Forms

conifered coniferin coniferization coniferophagous coniferophyte coniferous gnetifer

Frequently Paired Words

tree

Synonyms

conifer coniferous tree

Questions

How do you pronounce conifer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɒnɪfə(ɹ)/.
What does conifer mean?: A plant belonging to the order Coniferales; a cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue, usually a tree.
Where does conifer come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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