They had woody trunks and needle-like, evergreen leaves covered with a thick coating of waxy cuticle to reduce water loss.
(They; had; woody trunks and needle-like) (evergreen leaves; covered; with a thick coating of waxy cuticle; to reduce water loss)
They evergreen leaves
had covered
woody trunks and needle-like
with a thick coating of waxy cuticle to reduce water loss