English dictionary: words starting with coni

Meanings of Coni:

noun

The upper front part of the right ventricle of the heart.

Usage examples:

Since the aorta and the pulmonary artery develop from a common conus arteriosus, irregular and impe…

abbreviation

The 48 contiguous states in the united states (that is, all the states except alaska and hawaii).

Meanings of Conical:

adjective

Having the shape of a cone.

Usage examples:

The ancestral tooth shape is conical, but there are numerous variations depending on the diet of th…

Meanings of Conics:

noun

Short for conic section.

plural noun

The branch of mathematics concerned with conic sections.

Usage examples:

It is said that from that result pascal derived all of apollonius' theorems on conics and more, no …

adjective

In the shape of a cone

Usage examples:

Their tents are conic in shape., the missile has a conic warhead., conic geometry is very important…

Meanings of Conidia:

noun

A spore produced asexually by various fungi at the tip of a specialized hypha.

Usage examples:

Fungi of this genus produce characteristic darkly pigmented, septate hyphae or conidia.

Meanings of Conidiophore:

noun

(in certain fungi) a conidium-bearing hypha or filament.

Usage examples:

Microscopically, the fungus produces solitary oval to dumbbell-shaped conidia on short, unbranched …

Meanings of Conidium:

noun

A spore produced asexually by various fungi at the tip of a specialized hypha.

Usage examples:

Fungi of this genus produce characteristic darkly pigmented, septate hyphae or conidia.

Meanings of Conies:

noun

A rabbit, or the fur of a rabbit

Meanings of Conifer:

noun

A tree that bears cones and needle-like or scale-like leaves that are typically evergreen. conifers are of major importance as the source of softwood, and also supply resins and turpentine.

Usage examples:

Evergreen trees, including many conifers, support more leaf area than deciduous trees in the same e…

Meanings of Coniferous:

adjective

(of a tree) producing cones, and having leaves that do not fall off in the winter

Usage examples:

An informal mix of trees and shrubs is preferable, with more coniferous than deciduous species., an…

Meanings of Conifers:

noun

A tree that bears cones and needle-like or scale-like leaves that are typically evergreen. conifers are of major importance as the source of softwood, and also supply resins and turpentine.

Usage examples:

Evergreen trees, including many conifers, support more leaf area than deciduous trees in the same e…

Meanings of Coniform:

adjective

Having the shape of a cone.

Usage examples:

In 1982, he demonstrated that the coniform elements of phakalodus tenuis, a protoconodont, are hist…

Meanings of Coniine:

noun

A volatile poisonous compound found in hemlock and other plants. it affects the motor nerves, causing paralysis and asphyxia.

Usage examples:

Like homo sapiens, animals take important cues from smell and know to stay away from flowers like t…

Meanings of Coning:

verb

Separate off or mark a road with traffic cones.

Usage examples:

Part of the road has been coned off

noun

A solid or hollow object which tapers from a circular or roughly circular base to a point.

Usage examples:

Stalls selling paper cones full of fresh berries

phrasal verb

To prevent traffic from using a road or area by putting special objects that are shaped like cones on it

Usage examples:

Part of the road had been coned off for repair work.

Meanings of Coninidia:

noun

A spore produced asexually by various fungi at the tip of a specialized hypha.

Usage examples:

Fungi of this genus produce characteristic darkly pigmented, septate hyphae or conidia.