conico-
(ˈkɒnɪkəʊ)
before a vowel sometimes conic- [Gr. κονικο-], combining form of conic a., joined adverbially with adjectives denoting shape: = Conically-, with a tendency to being conical; as conico-cylindrical, conically-cylindrical, nearly cylindrical, but slightly tapered like a cone; conico-hemispherical, nearly hemispherical, but with a tendency toward the conical; so conico-elongate, conico-ovate (conic-ovate), conico-subulate.
| 1852–9 Todd Cycl. Anat. IV. 1227/2 The largest [tubercles] are conico-cylindrical flat. 1826 Kirby & Sp. Entomol. III. 220 This [cocoon] is ovate or conico-ovate. 1870 Hooker Stud. Flora 420 Carex vesicaria..perigynia large spreading conic-ovoid inflated. 1848 Dana Zooph. 139 Conico-subhemispherical..sides concentrically wrinkled. |