CONIFER Synonyms

• any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars

• durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests

• any cedar of the genus Cedrus

• wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus

• any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones

• (of plants and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the year

• a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year

• nonresinous wood of a fir tree

• any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas

• poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium

• large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous

• soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock

• an evergreen tree, could refer to any one of a genus of conifers named Tsuga

• desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista

• wood of a coniferous shrub or small tree with berrylike cones

• coniferous shrub or small tree with berrylike cones

• wood of a larch tree

• any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves

• a coniferous tree

• straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus

• have a desire for something or someone who is not present

• light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork

• any coniferous tree of the genus Picea

• marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners

• make neat, smart, or trim

• dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion

• wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows

• any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves