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strobilus

  • /stɹəʊ̯ˈbaɪ̯.ləs/ UK
  • /stɹoʊ̯ˈbaɪ̯.ləs/ Canada, US
  • /stɹoʊ̯ˈbʌɪ̯.ləs/ Canada
  • /stɹəʉ̯ˈbɑe̯.ləs/ Australia
  • /stɹɐʉ̯ˈbaɪ̯.ləs/ New Zealand
  • /stɹoˈbaɪ̯.ləs/ Scotland
  • /stɹoˈbʌi̯.ləs/ Scotland
  • /stɹoˈbəi̯.ləs/ Scotland
  • /sʈɾoːˈbaj.lus/ India

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Where it comes from

Borrowed from Late Latin strobīlus (“pine cone”), borrowed from Ancient Greek στρόβῑλος (stróbīlos, “twisted object, pine cone”), from στρόβος (stróbos, “whirl”). According to Liddell and Scott, 8th ed. 1882: of various meanings such as a pine-cone, something screwed up into a lump like a pine-cone, a pine tree and more.

noun strobili

  1. Sensu strictissimo a more-or-less cone-shaped fruiting body of any of various vascular Pteridophyta, such as horsetail, that bear spores;

    Similar: strobile, cone

  2. Sensu stricto according to source and context, a more-or-less cone-shaped fruiting body; a structure that might or might not be seen as an infructescence, usually woody, of gymnosperms such as pines and cycads, that bear seeds — usage has varied arbitrarily among authors since the 19th century.

    Similar: strobile, cone

  3. Sensu lato according to source and context, A more-or-less cone-shaped fruiting body; a structure that might or might not be seen as an infructescence of either Pteridophyta, gymnosperms, or angiosperms; examples include the cones of Casuarina, or catkin-like strobili of Alnus The strobilus in Selaginella is the sporangia-bearing region of the sporophyte. The sporangia arise in the axils of leaves called the sporophylls.

    Similar: strobile, cone

  4. A layered reproductive stage in jellyfish, in which the swimming medusa form is produced.

    Similar: strobile

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noun botany: cone

Españolestróbilo
한국어구과 gugwa
Françaisstrobile
Românăstrobil
עבריתאִצְטְרוֹבָּל itztrobál

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@misc{strobilus_2026,
  title = {strobilus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/strobilus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}