Definition of "coniform" [co•ni•form]

• Having the form of a cone (adjective)

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• "There, a lesser, coniform elevation of the continuous chain, is mantled in living green; while perhaps by its side, another pains the eye with the well defined lineaments of desolation."
• "Their buildings are coniform, and constructed of earth and timber, very similar to those of the Kansas tribe, described in a previous chapter."
• "The hills, adjacent to the river and near the trail, are coniform and not unfrequently naked piles of dry sand, while the hollows and depressions among them afford a humid soil, coated with rank vegetation."