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• Coniferous

  [koh-nif-er-uh s, kuh-] /koʊˈnɪf ər əs, kə-/ adjective, Botany. 1. belonging or pertaining to the . Compare (def 1). /kəˈnɪfərəs; kɒ-/ adjective 1. of, relating to, or belonging to the plant phylum Coniferophyta See conifer adj. 1660s, from conifer + -ous. conifer (kŏn’ə-fər) Any of various gymnosperms that bear their reproductive structures in cones and […]

• Coniferous forest

  noun a type of forest characterized by cone-bearing, needle-leaved trees Examples Coniferous forests are often a source of softwood timber and pulp.

• Coniine

  [koh-nee-een, -in, -neen] /ˈkoʊ niˌin, -ɪn, -nin/ noun 1. a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock. /ˈkəʊnɪˌiːn; -nɪɪn; -niːn/ noun 1. Also called cicutine (ˈsɪkjʊtiːn), conicine (ˈkəʊnɪsiːn). a colourless poisonous soluble liquid alkaloid found in hemlock; 2-propylpiperidine. Formula: C5H10NC3H7

• Coning

  [kohn] /koʊn/ noun 1. Geometry. 2. anything shaped like a cone: sawdust piled up in a great cone; the cone of a volcano. 3. . 4. Botany. 5. Anatomy. one of the cone-shaped cells in the retina of the eye, sensitive to color and intensity of light. Compare (def 17). 6. one of a series […]

• Coniofibrosis

  coniofibrosis co·ni·o·fi·bro·sis (kō’nē-ō-fī-brō’sĭs) n. Fibrosis, especially of the lungs, caused by dust.

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