cone-bearing
Like pine trees
Cone-bearing describes plants that reproduce through cones rather than flowers—the conifers.
Pines, spruces, firs, and redwoods are cone-bearing trees.
The term appears in botanical contexts and nature writing: The forest was dominated by cone-bearing evergreens.
Producing woody cones
- gymnospermExposed-seed plant
- evergreenRetains foliage year-round
- pineconeWoody seed-bearing structure
- spruceNeat; also a conifer
fir · cedar · larch · cypress · juniper · yew · hemlock · redwood
Wood for construction
- softwoodConiferous tree lumber
- lumberSawn wood for building
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- conifersCone-producing trees
evergreen forest · taiga · boreal · Christmas trees · pulpwood · reforestation · silviculture · old-growth
Plant embryos in casings
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
- ovulateRelease reproductive cell
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- propagationAct of spreading widely
germination · maturation · dispersal · cycad · ginkgo
coniferous
Producing woody cones
- gymnospermExposed-seed plant
- evergreenRetains foliage year-round
- pineconeWoody seed-bearing structure
spruce · fir · cedar · larch · cypress · juniper · yew · hemlock · redwood · sequoia
timber
Wood for construction
- softwoodConiferous tree lumber
- lumberSawn wood for building
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
conifers · evergreen forest · taiga · boreal · Christmas trees · pulpwood · reforestation · silviculture · old-growth · sawmill
seeds
Plant embryos in casings
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
- ovulateRelease reproductive cell
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
propagation · germination · maturation · dispersal · cycad · ginkgo
cone-bearingflowering
Producing reproductive structures
flower-bearing · fruit-bearing · fruiting · spore-bearing · angiosperm