strobilus

[ stroh-bahy-luhs ]

/ stroʊˈbaɪ ləs /

noun, plural stro·bi·li [stroh-bahy-lahy]. /stroʊˈbaɪ laɪ/. Botany.

a reproductive structure characterized by overlapping scalelike parts, as a pine cone or the fruit of the hop.

a conelike structure composed of sporophylls, as of the club mosses and horsetails.

Also called stro·bile

[stroh-bahyl, -bil]. /ˈstroʊ baɪl, -bɪl/.

Origin of strobilus

1700–10; <New Latin strobīlus,Late Latin: pine cone <Greek stróbīlos pine cone, whirlwind, whirling dance, derivative of stróbos whirling around

Words nearby strobilus

strobe tuner, strobic, strobila, strobilaceous, strobilation, strobilus, stroboradiograph, stroboscope, stroboscopic microscope, strobotron, strode

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British Dictionary definitions for strobilus

strobilus

strobile (ˈstrəʊbaɪl)

/ (ˈstrəʊbɪləs) /

noun plural -biluses, -bili (-bɪlaɪ) or -biles

botany the technical name for cone (def. 3)

Word Origin for strobilus

C18: via Late Latin from Greek strobilos a fir cone; see strobila

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Scientific definitions for strobilus

strobilus

[ strō-bī′ləs ]

Plural strobili (strō-bī′lī)

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.

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

单词	strobilus
释义	strobilus [ stroh-bahy-luhs ] / stroʊˈbaɪ ləs / noun, plural stro·bi·li [stroh-bahy-lahy]. /stroʊˈbaɪ laɪ/. Botany. a reproductive structure characterized by overlapping scalelike parts, as a pine cone or the fruit of the hop. a conelike structure composed of sporophylls, as of the club mosses and horsetails. Also called stro·bile [stroh-bahyl, -bil]. /ˈstroʊ baɪl, -bɪl/. Origin of strobilus 1700–10; <New Latin strobīlus,Late Latin: pine cone <Greek stróbīlos pine cone, whirlwind, whirling dance, derivative of stróbos whirling around Words nearby strobilus strobe tuner, strobic, strobila, strobilaceous, strobilation, strobilus, stroboradiograph, stroboscope, stroboscopic microscope, strobotron, strode Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for strobilus strobilus strobile (ˈstrəʊbaɪl) / (ˈstrəʊbɪləs) / noun plural -biluses, -bili (-bɪlaɪ) or -biles botany the technical name for cone (def. 3) Word Origin for strobilus C18: via Late Latin from Greek strobilos a fir cone; see strobila Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for strobilus strobilus [ strō-bī′ləs ] Plural strobili (strō-bī′lī) 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. An inflorescence or ripened multiple fruit in which many floral bracts are arranged in an overlapping fashion, as in the hop plant. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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