stro·bi·lus (str -b  l s) also stro·bile (strbl , -bl)n. pl. stro·bi·li (-b l) or stro·biles A conelike structure, such as a pine cone, the fruit of the hop, or a cone of a club moss, that consists of overlapping sporophylls spirally arranged along a central axis. [Late Latin, pine cone, from Greek strobilos, twisted object, pine cone, from strobos, a whirling; see streb(h)- in Indo-European roots.] stro bi·laceous (-b-l shs) adj. |
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| Noun | 1. |  strobile - cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bractsreproductive structure - the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction fir cone - the seed-producing cone of a fir tree galbulus - the seed-producing cone of a cypress tree pinecone - the seed-producing cone of a pine tree conifer, coniferous tree - any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones horsetail - perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in northern hemisphere; some in Africa and South America |
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