🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

针叶树

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhēnyèshù

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Conifer/ˈkɒn.ɪ.fər/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这座森林里到处都是高大的针叶树。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A tree that bears cones and needle-like or scale-like leaves that are typically evergreen.

    "The mountain slope was densely covered with towering pine and other conifers."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Modern Latin 'conifer', meaning 'cone-bearing', composed of 'conus' (cone) and 'ferre' (to bear, carry). The term entered scientific and botanical English in the late 18th century to classify trees and shrubs bearing cones.

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