Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Coniferous \Co*nif"er*ous\, a.
   (a) Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress.
   (b) Pertaining to the order {Coniferae}, of which the pine
       tree is the type.

Source : WordNet®

coniferous
     adj : of or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing cones
           and evergreen leaves [syn: {cone-bearing}]