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coniferous

/kəˈnɪfəɹəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.54 in modern English

Syllables
conif-er-ous
IPA
/kəˈnɪfəɹəs/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress.

adj

Of, or pertaining to, a conifer.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin. By surface analysis, cone + -i- + -ferous (“bearing”), or conifer + -ous (“pertaining to”), as reflected in the meanings.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more coniferous (comparative) most coniferous (superlative)

Derived Forms

coniferously nonconiferous

Synonyms

cone-bearing

Rhymes With

carboniferous vociferous fossiliferous

Questions

How do you pronounce coniferous?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈnɪfəɹəs/.
What does coniferous mean?
Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress.
Where does coniferous come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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