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1. (n.) strobilus
a reproductive structure characterized by overlapping scalelike parts, as a pine cone or the fruit of the hop.
2. strobilus
a conelike structure composed of sporophylls, as in the club mosses and horsetails.
Etymology: (1700–10; < NL strobīlus, LL: pine cone < Gk stróbīlos pine cone, whirlwind, der. of stróbos whirling around)
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1. (noun) cone, strobilus, strobile
cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts
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