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Cone-bearing   /koʊn-bˈɛrɪŋ/   Listen
Cone-bearing

adjective
1.
Of or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing cones and evergreen leaves.  Synonym: coniferous.






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"Cone-bearing" Quotes from Famous Books



... chestnut trees and others of the broad-leaved type reproduce by means of sprouts as well as by seed. Generally, the young stumps of broad-leaved trees produce more sprouts than the stumps of older trees which have stood for some time. Among the cone-bearing trees reproduction by sprouts is rare. The redwood of California is one of the few exceptions. The pitch pine of the Eastern States produces many sprouts, few of which live and develop ...
— The School Book of Forestry • Charles Lathrop Pack

... of cone-bearing trees has a well-known influence upon the fruitfulness of wedlock. Those who live in pine forests have ordinarily large families ...
— The Physical Life of Woman: - Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother • Dr. George H Napheys



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