Obconic
In botany, an obconic is an inverted cone shape. The term is most frequently applied to certain fruit or hypanthium structures with the apical end attached to the stem; however, less frequently the usage may apply to the pistil structure. In the case of fungi the designation is often made to the ascospore. The use of "obconic" in botany dates to at least as early as the nineteenth century; however, some modern usage applies to an entire plant form, such as the shape of a whole shrub. More broadly, in geometry or design, the term can be assigned in  an abstract manner to shapes in the natural or man-made world which show an inverted cone design. Botanical examples. The carnivorous plant "Nepenthes deaniana" has pitcher elements that are obconic in shape to capture insects. The hypanthium of the western USA plant "Heuchera rubescens" has one subspecies with an obconic structure, while several other subspecies have alternative hypantium geometries, so that the obconic characteristic is a subspecies determinant and diagnostic. The hypanthium of the Toyon shrub is also generally obconic in shape. The Asian tree "Eriobotrya latifolia" and several other species within the genus "Eriobotrya" have an obconic calyx , although some individuals manifest clavate calices. The basal portion of the pistil of "Pachypodium baronii exhibits the obconic structural design. As a fungal example the species "Pocillum cesatii" is noted to have an obconic ascospore. Etymology and historical usage. The derivation of the word "obconic" is based upon the Greek with the common prefix "ob", meaning "inverted", and the Greek word for angle "gon" or "gonia", followed by the generic suffix "ic". Historically botanists have used the designation "obconic" to describe elements of a plant such as the fruit, hypanthium, calyx or pistil base since at least as early as  the nineteenth century, and in modern times the term has been generalized to also refer to an entire plant architectural shape.