Definition of strobilus in English:
strobilus
nounPlural strobili ˈstrəʊbɪləsˈstrōbələs
Botany 1The cone of a pine, fir, or other conifer.
Example sentencesExamples
- The microsporophylls of cycads are arranged in strobili and bear clusters of microsporangia on their abaxial surface.
- At the tips of reproductive branches are the ‘cones,’ or strobili, which consist of tightly packed appendages called sporangiophores.
- Immature female and male strobili cones were harvested from a 40-year-old Norway spruce tree, 2 weeks prior to pollen release.
- Note that this is a strobilus with possible homology to the ovule-bearing cone of conifers.
- In this case, ‘cone’ is a colloquial term for a woody strobilus.
- 1.1 A structure resembling the cone of a conifer, such as the flower of the hop.
Example sentencesExamples
- While many lycophytes have their sporophylls scattered along their stem, most produce them in a strobilus.
- Unlike most seed plants, however, the pollen and ovule-bearing organs are usually produced together in a bisporangiate strobilus called a flower.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from late Latin, from Greek strobilos, from strephein 'to twist'.