what is a coniferous tree
Hypernyms (coniferous tree is a kind of...): gymnospermous tree (any tree of the division Gymnospermophyta) Meronyms (parts of coniferous tree): cone; strobile; strobilus (cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of coniferous tree): yew (any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves)