cone cell

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1. a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color (noun.body)

hypernym	:	visual cell,
definition	:	one of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to light (noun.body)

part holonym	:	iodopsin,
definition	:	a violet photopigment in the retinal cones of the eyes of most vertebrates; plays a role in daylight vision (noun.substance)

part meronym	:	retina,
definition	:	the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve (noun.body)