In botany|lang=en terms the difference between conifer and deciduous
is that conifer is (botany) a plant belonging to the conifers; a cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue, usually a tree while deciduous is (botany) of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.
As a noun conifer
is (botany) a plant belonging to the conifers; a cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue, usually a tree.
As an adjective deciduous is
(biology) describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.
conifer
Noun
(
en noun)
(botany) A plant belonging to the conifers; a cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue, usually a tree.
Hyponyms
* See also
Derived terms
* coniferous
Anagrams
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deciduous
English
Adjective
(-)
(biology) Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.
(botany) Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.
transitory, ephemeral, not lasting
Antonyms
* (describing a part that falls off) persistent, permanent
* (of or pertaining to trees) evergreen
Derived terms
* deciduosity
* deciduously
* deciduousness
* deciduous tooth
