̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈrā(ˌ)lēz; ˌkänəfə-, ˌkōn- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin conifer + New Latin -ales
: an order of chiefly evergreen gymnospermous trees and shrubs having acicular to linear or lanceolate leaves and the ovulate strobilus a woody cone or fleshy aril and comprising a variable number of families of which Taxaceae, Pinaceae, and Taxodiaceae are most generally recognized