conifer
noun
- common name
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkɒnɪfə(ɹ)/
name
- An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- A surname.
“In this direction Iron Duke was in the charge of Driver Golding and Fireman Conifer, again accompanied by Inspector Jackson; [...].”
noun
Etymology: From Latin cōnifer (“bearing cones”), by surface analysis, Latin cōnus (“cone”) + -fer.
- A plant belonging to the order Coniferales; a cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue, usually a tree.