coniferous
part of speech
adjective (coniferous)
meaning for a pupil
1) Describing trees, such as pine, fir, spruce and larch, that have cones and needle-like or scaly leaves; most stay green all year. tree →
2) Describing a forest or woodland made mainly of these trees: «coniferous forest». tree →
sense in the lessons
In science and geography, pupils compare coniferous trees (cones, needles, mostly evergreen) with deciduous trees (broad leaves that fall in autumn). The huge coniferous forest of the far north is called the taiga or boreal forest (Canada, Scandinavia, Russia). Christmas trees are conifers. Phrases: «coniferous tree», «coniferous forest», «coniferous woodland», «coniferous and deciduous».
examples
- Pine and spruce are coniferous trees. tree →
- Coniferous trees have needles instead of flat leaves. tree →
- Much of Canada is covered in coniferous forest. tree →
- Most coniferous trees keep their needles all winter. tree →
- The larch is a coniferous tree that loses its needles in autumn. tree →
- We collected pine cones in the coniferous woodland. tree →
- Deciduous trees lose their leaves, but coniferous ones mostly stay green. tree →
note
The noun is «conifer» (a coniferous tree). Trap: «coniferous» is not exactly the same as «evergreen». Most conifers are evergreen, but a few (larch) drop their needles, and some evergreens (holly) are not conifers. The opposite group in school is «deciduous». Said «kuh-NIF-er-us».
Trees and pragmatics
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