CONIFERÆ
\kənˈɪfəɹə], \kənˈɪfəɹə], \k_ə_n_ˈɪ_f_ə_ɹ_ə]\
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kon-if'[.e]r-[=e], n.pl. an order of exogenous plants, including pines, firs, &c., which bear cones, in which the seed is contained.--n. CON'IFER, one of the foregoing.--adj. CONIF'EROUS, cone-bearing, as the fir, &c. [CONE, and L. ferre, to bear.]
By Thomas Davidson
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tinctura quininae ammoniata
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