strobile en · NOUN
Etymology
From Latin strobilus (“a pinecone”) and Latin strobila, from Ancient Greek στρόβιλος (stróbilos). All senses refer to things that look like, or somewhat like (via fancied resemblance), a pinecone.
Meanings
- A scaly multiple fruit resulting from the ripening of an ament in certain plants, such as the hop or pine.
- An individual asexually producing sexual individuals differing from itself also in other respects, such as a tapeworm or a jellyfish; one of the forms that occur in metagenesis.
- A jointed series of segments in the body of an invertebrate.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| strobil | alternative | lexicographic | |
| strobiles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
strobiliferous · strobiliform · strobiloid
Relateds
strobilation · strobiloid · strobilar · strobilate · Strobilomyces · strobiliform · strobilaceous