Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Conifer \Co"ni*fer\, n. [L. conifer; conus cone + ferre to bear:
   cf. F. conif[`e]re.] (Bot.)
   A tree or shrub bearing cones; one of the order {Coniferae},
   which includes the pine, cypress, and (according to some) the
   yew.

Source : WordNet®

conifer
     n : any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones [syn: {coniferous
         tree}]