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Coniferous is to Conifer
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Deciduous is to ?
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Deciduous is to ?
jim mcnamara said:Assuming just tree species here, since that seems to be the intent.
It doesn't parse exactly. Coniferous means cone-bearing, as does conifer.
But. Deciduous means 'dropping leaves', like an oak tree. Except that there are species of trees that are "cousins", i.e., in the same genus, where some species are deciduous, some are not. Plus there are conifers, American Larch as an example, that are deciduous.
So, there is no 'deciduous' group which is completely distinct from conifer.
What are you driving at?
Ah - conifers are a family.brewnog said:There's a Latin verb "decidre", which means "to fall off". There's no English form of the word. While "conifer" has Latin roots, ("coniferae" is the family name), the origins are in the Greek Konos.
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