Pseudo-cone

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pseudo-cone \Pseu"do-cone`\, n. [Pseudo- + cone.] (Zool.)
     One of the soft gelatinous cones found in the compound eyes
     of certain insects, taking the place of the crystalline cones
     of others.
     [1913 Webster]