in Botany, an order of plants in the Fragmenta methodi naturalis of Linnæus, containing the following genera, viz. cupressus, ephedra, equisetum, juniperus, pinus, taxus, thuja. See Botany Index.

CONIFEROUS trees, such as bear hard dry seed-vessels of a conical figure; consisting of several woody parts, being mostly fleshy, adhering close together, and separating when ripe.