cone vs visual cell

cone and visual cell both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cone	Yes	No	Yes	No
visual cell	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, visual cell is a hypernym of cone; that is, visual cell is a word with a broader meaning than cone:

cone: a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color
visual cell: one of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to light

cone (noun)	visual cell (noun)
any cone-shaped artifact	one of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to light
a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color
cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts
a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point

cone (verb)	visual cell (verb)
make cone-shaped