adjective
- having the shape of an inverted cone, with the narrow end at the base
Usage: botanical; technical
Examples
- The obconic fruit tapers from a wide top to a narrow base.
- Botanists described the seed pod as obconic in shape.
- The obconic vessel was wider at the rim than at the bottom.
- Many pine cones have an obconic form when viewed upside down.
- The flower’s obconic calyx distinguished it from related species.