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Conifer

/kˈɑnəfər/
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(noun) A plant belonging to the order Coniferales; a cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue, usually a tree.

Pareiasaurs crashed through vast conifer and fern forests.
Heaths have "teeth" almost like the needles of a conifer while heathers have "feathers."
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The pine tree is a common type of ____ that stays green throughout the freezing winter.

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