GEMET
General
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Environmental
Thesaurus
conifer
Definition

An order of conebearing plants which includes nearly all the present day Gymnospermae. Most are tall evergreen trees with needle-like (e.g., pines), linear (e.g. firs) or scale-like (e.g., cedars) leaves. They are characteristic of temperate zones and the main forest trees of colder regions. They provide timber, resins, tars, turpentine and pulp for paper.

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Concept URL: http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/1692