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title: conifer — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «conifer» in the school dictionary: A tree or bush that grows its seeds in cones and usually has thin needle-like or small scaly leaves, such as a pine, fir, spruce, cedar, yew or cypress. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# conifer

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**Who acts:** tree, Most conifers, conifers, pine tree, We, Christmas tree · **What happens:** grow, have, be, keep, stay, collect · **To what, where:** seeds, cones, thin like small scaly leaves, evergreen, leaves, conifer · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«conifer» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [conifer in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/conifer.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tree or bush that grows its seeds in cones and usually has thin needle-like or small scaly leaves, such as a pine, fir, spruce, cedar, yew or cypress.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conifer:m1:1
# text = A tree or bush that grows its seeds in cones and usually has thin needle-like or small scaly leaves, such as a pine, fir, spruce, cedar, yew or cypress.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	cones	cone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
14	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
15	needle	needle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	like	like	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
20	scaly	scaly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
23	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	26	case	_	_
24	as	as	ADP	IN	_	23	fixed	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	pine	pine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
28	fir	fir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
30	spruce	spruce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
32	cedar	cedar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
34	yew	yew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	conj	_	_
35	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	36	cc	_	_
36	cypress	cypress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | a tree or bush | bush's seeds |  | cones |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location seed=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | present | a tree or bush *not said here* | thin like small scaly leaves and a pine and fir and spruce and cedar and yew or cypress |  |  |  | usually *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Most conifers are evergreen: they keep their leaves all year round, so they stay green in winter.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conifer:m2:1
# text = Most conifers are evergreen: they keep their leaves all year round, so they stay green in winter.
1	Most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	amod	_	_
2	conifers	conifer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	evergreen	evergreen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
12	round	round	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
15	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	stay	stay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
17	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	xcomp	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Most conifers | evergreen |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | present | conifers *= conifer* | conifers's leaves |  |  | year | round *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Theme |
| 3 | **stay** | present | conifers *= conifer* |  |  |  | winter | green *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pine tree is a conifer because it grows cones.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conifer:x1:1
# text = A pine tree is a conifer because it grows cones.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	pine	pine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	conifer	conifer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl	_	_
10	cones	cone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a pine tree | a conifer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | present | tree | cones |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location cone=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Conifers stay green all winter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conifer:x2:1
# text = Conifers stay green all winter.
1	Conifers	conifer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stay	stay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | present | Conifers |  |  |  | winter | green *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We collected pine cones under the conifers in the park.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conifer:x3:1
# text = We collected pine cones under the conifers in the park.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	collected	collect	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	pine	pine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	cones	cone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	conifers	conifer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **collect** | past | We | pine cones |  | the conifers |  | in the park | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cone=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our Christmas tree is a conifer called a Norway spruce.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conifer:x4:1
# text = Our Christmas tree is a conifer called a Norway spruce.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	conifer	conifer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Norway	Norway	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	spruce	spruce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Our Christmas tree | a conifer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** | participle | a conifer *not said here* | a Norway spruce |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent spruce=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The coniferous forests of Canada stretch for thousands of kilometres.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conifer:x5:1
# text = The coniferous forests of Canada stretch for thousands of kilometres.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	coniferous	coniferous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	forests	forest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	stretch	stretch	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	kilometres	kilometre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stretch** | present | the coniferous forests of Canada |  |  |  |  | for thousands of kilometres | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Squirrels eat the seeds hidden in conifer cones.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conifer:x6:1
# text = Squirrels eat the seeds hidden in conifer cones.
1	Squirrels	squirrel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	hidden	hide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	conifer	conifer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	cones	cone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | Squirrels | the seeds |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seed=Patient |
| 2 | **hide** | participle |  | the seeds *not said here* |  | conifer cones |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in cone=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The needles of a conifer are really thin leaves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conifer:x7:1
# text = The needles of a conifer are really thin leaves.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	needles	needle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	conifer	conifer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	really	really	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the needles of a conifer | thin leaves |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tallest tree in the world is a conifer, a coast redwood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conifer:x8:1
# text = The tallest tree in the world is a conifer, a coast redwood.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tallest	tall	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	amod	_	_
3	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	conifer	conifer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	redwood	redwood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the tallest tree in the world | a conifer and a coast redwood |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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