Turbinate

Turbinate (also: Turbinated or Turbinal) adj. [ Botany ]
Synonym: Turban-shaped, Top-shaped, Obconic, inversely conical

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Shaped like turban or inverted cone with a narrow base and a wider top.

Having an abruptly tapering base and a broad rounded flattened apex, having the shape of a top; cone-shaped, with the apex downward;

as, a turbinated ovary, fruit, or root.

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