Coniferae
plural noun
Co·nif·er·ae
kōˈnifəˌrē,
kəˈ-
in some classifications
: a category of trees and shrubs treated variously as a family, order, or class coextensive with the order Coniferales
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, plural feminine of conifer cone-bearing, from coni- + -fer