coniferous (koniferus)

[L. conifer, cone bearing, + -ous. See conifer.] Bearing cones, as the pine, fir, and cypre ; specifically, belonging or relating to the order Coniferæ. The fir, pine, and other coniferous trees. Sir T. Browne, Misc. Tracts, p. 68. conjecture and whydah-birds of the old. (c) With most late authors, a group definitely restricted to the fringilline and tana tanagers. coniform (kō'ni-fôrm), a . [= Sp. coni for me , L. conus , a cone, + form a , shape.] In the form of a cone; conical: as, a coniform mountain. coniine (ko-ni'in), n. Same as conine. conima (kon'i-ma), n. [Native name.] A fra- grant resin used for making pastils, extracted from the hyawa or incense-tree, Protium Guia- nense , of British Guiana. Coninæ (kō-nīnē), n. pl . [NL. (Swains on, 1840), Conus +-ince.] A subfamily of Strom- bid a, made to include true Conidæ as well as Conella and Terebellum . conine (kō'nin), n. [Also written coniine , concine (= F. conéine ); Conium + -ine2.] A volatile alkaloid (C8H15N or C16H15N) existing in Co- nium maculatum , or poison hemlock, of which it is the active and poisonous principle. It is an oily liquid, having a strong odor resembling that of mice. It is exceedingly poisonous, appearing to cause death by in- ducing paralysis of the muscles used in respiration. Also called conia.