cone

Noun
  1. Any cone-shaped artifact (synset 103093804)
    is a type of: artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole
  2. A shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point (synset 113895231)
    is a type of: round shape - a shape that is curved and without sharp angles
    subtypes: funnel, funnel shape - a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends
    has: peak, point, tip - a V shape
    same as: cone shape, conoid
  3. Cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts (synset 111703311)
    is a type of: reproductive structure - the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction
    subtypes:
    • fir cone - the seed-producing cone of a fir tree
    • galbulus - the seed-producing cone of a cypress tree
    • pinecone - the seed-producing cone of a pine tree
    is a part of:
    • conifer, coniferous tree - any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
    • horsetail - perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in northern hemisphere; some in Africa and South America
    • club moss, club-moss, lycopod - primitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles
    same as: strobile, strobilus
  4. A visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color (synset 105463833)
    is a type of: visual cell - one of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to light
    has: iodopsin - a violet photopigment in the retinal cones of the eyes of most vertebrates; plays a role in daylight vision
    is a part of: retina - the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve
    same as: cone cell, retinal cone
Verb
  1. Make cone-shaped (synset 201587242)
    "cone a tire"
    is a type of: bevel, chamfer - cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel

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