strobilus

stro·bi·lus  (str-bls) also stro·bile (strbl, -bl)

n. pl. stro·bi·li (-bl) 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.

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[Late Latin, pine cone, from Greek strobilos, twisted object, pine cone, from strobos, a whirling; see streb(h)- in Indo-European roots.]

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strobi·laceous (-b-lshs) adj.

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strobilus  (str-bls)

Plural strobili (str-bl)

1. A reproductive structure that consists of sporophylls or scales arranged spirally or in an overlapping fashion along a central stem, as in horsetails, some lycophytes, and many kinds of gymnosperms. For example, the cones of pine trees are strobili.

2. An inflorescence or ripened multiple fruit in which many floral bracts are arranged in an overlapping fashion, as in the hop plant.

Thesaurus

Noun

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strobilus - cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts strobile, cone reproductive 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 club moss, club-moss, lycopod - primitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles