Type of medicine using conifers, perhaps (8)
I believe the answer is:
forensic
'type of medicine using conifers perhaps' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'conifers perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' is an anagram indicator.
'conifers' anagrammed gives 'FORENSIC'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for forensic that I've seen before include "may be referred to court" , "Of the science of criminal investigation" , "legal practice" , "(Science) used in crime detection" , "Using science to investigate crime" .)