strobilus noun. ['strǝʊbɪlǝs] Pl. -li [-lʌɪ, -li:]. M18.
[Late Latin from Greek strobilos anything twisted up, a fir cone, etc.]
1. Botany. A fir cone or similar fruit; an inflorescence made up of imbricated scales, e.g. that of the hop. M18.
b. In certain cryptogams (e.g. clubmosses and horsetails): an aggregation of sporophylls resembling a fir cone. L19.

2. Zoology. = STROBILA 2. rare. L19.

■ strobi'laceous adjective relating to or resembling a strobilus E19.

■ stro'biliform adjective shaped like a strobilus M19.

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