Coniferales co·ni·fe·rales uncommon noun 1. profusely branching and chiefly evergreen trees and some shrubs having narrow or needlelike leaves Synonymsorder Coniferales Related words Broader terms plant order Parts Coniferopsida Part of PinaceaeCupressaceaeAraucariaceaeCephalotaxaceaePhyllocladaceaePodocarpaceaeSciadopityaceaeTaxaceae WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.