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Cone

Cone

1. (Science: plant biology) in gymnosperms and club mosses, a group of sporophylls arranged compactly on a central axis, in the angiosperm family Casuarina, a woody multiple fruit incorporating the bracts and bracteoles associated with the flowers.

2. (Science: physiology) The retinal cone responsible for colour vision.


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