Definition of Strobile

1. Noun. Cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts.

Exact synonyms: Cone, Strobilus
Generic synonyms: Reproductive Structure
Specialized synonyms: Fir Cone, Galbulus, Pinecone
Group relationships: Conifer, Coniferous Tree, Horsetail, Club Moss, Club-moss, Lycopod
Derivative terms: Conical

Definition of Strobile

1. n. A scaly multiple fruit resulting from the ripening of an ament in certain plants, as the hop or pine; a cone. See Cone, n., 3.

Definition of Strobile

1. the conical, multiple fruit of certain trees [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Strobile

stroam
stroamed
stroaming
stroams
strobe
strobed
strobes
strobe light
strobic
strobil
strobila
strobilae
strobilar
strobilation
strobilations
strobile (current term)
strobiles
strobili
Strobilomyces
Strobilomyces floccopus
strobils
strobilus
strobing
stroboscope
stroboscopes
stroboscopic
strobotron
strobotrons
stroddle
stroddled

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