/ˈkɒnɪfə(r);ˈkəʊn- ||; ˈkɑnəfɚ; ˈkon-/noun [C] a tree with short, very thin leaves (needles) that stay green all through the year and that has hard brown fruit (cones) 球果植物；针叶树 ➔coniferous /kəˈnɪfərəs; US kəʊˈn- ||; koˈnɪfərəs/ adj