A tree such as a pine, fir, spruce, cedar, or cypress: it has thin leaves like needles (or tiny scales) and grows brown cones that hold the seeds.

A tree such as a pine, fir, spruce, cedar, or cypress像松、冷杉、雲杉、雪松或柏樹這樣的樹 it has thin leaves like needles (or tiny scales)有像針一樣細的葉子（或細小的鱗片） and grows brown cones that hold the seeds而且長出裝著種子的棕色毬果

Most conifers keep those leaves in winter, so a hillside of them stays green when broadleaf trees are bare. Though actually a few kinds, such as larch, do drop their needles — so “always green” is a useful picture, not a perfect rule.

Most conifers大部分針葉樹 keep those leaves in winter冬天還留著那些葉子, so所以 a hillside of them它們長滿的山坡 stays green依然翠綠 when broadleaf trees are bare闊葉樹都光禿禿的時候. Though actually不過事實上, a few kinds有少數種類, such as larch比如落葉松, do drop their needles真的會落葉針, so所以 "always green"「常綠」 is a useful picture是個有用的印象, not a perfect rule不是絕對的規則.

You use the word in science, geography, and nature writing; in casual talk people often just say pine tree, even when the tree is not a pine.

in science, geography, and nature writing在科學、地理和自然寫作裡 you use the word你會用到這個詞, but in casual talk但平常聊天時 people often just say人常常就直接說 pine treepine tree（松樹）, even when the tree is not a pine即使那棵樹根本不是松樹.

A forest of these trees is a coniferous forest. In Taiwan you will know 松、杉、檜 as members of this group.

A forest of these trees這些樹組成的森林 is叫做 a coniferous forest針葉林. In Taiwan在台灣 you will know 松、杉、檜你會知道松、杉、檜 as members of this group都是這個類群的成員.